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ey0018.14-3 | (1) | ESPEYB18

14.3. Decreasing body lengths in North Atlantic right whales

Stewart Joshua D , Durban John W , Knowlton Amy R , Lynn Morgan S , Fearnbach Holly , Barbaro Jacob , Perryman Wayne L , Miller Carolyn A , Moore Michael J

Current Biology 2021 May 17;S0960-9822(21)00614-X. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.067The North Atlantic right whale (Narwhale, NARW) is a medium-sized toothed whale that lives year-round in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada, and Russia. It possesses a large ‘tusk’ from a protruding canine tooth. NARW born in recent years have experienced stunted growth, and...