Reproductive parameters of eastern North Pacific blue whales Balaenoptera musculus
Abstract Knowledge of reproduction in baleen whales such as the blue whale Balaenoptera musculus is still limited. Here, we combined the sighting histories of 24 yr of reproductively active female blue whales from the United States (US) west coast and the Gulf of California (GoC), Mexico. The latter region is a nursing ground for some of the blue whales that...