Multiyear Baleen Endocrine Profiles Suggest a Longer Estimated Gestation in Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis)

ABSTRACT Gestation length is a key reproductive parameter influencing fecundity, population growth rates, and the recovery potential of baleen whales. However, direct knowledge of the gestation length in these large mammals remains limited, primarily inferred from whaling and observational data. Ove...

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Main Authors: Loraine Shuttleworth, Andre Ganswindt, Kathleen E. Hunt, Alejandro Fernández Ajó, Estefan Pieterse, S. Mduduzi Seakamela, Chantel Schoeman, Els Vermeulen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-06-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71528
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