Why whales are big but not bigger: Physiological drivers and ecological limits in the age of ocean giants

J. A. Goldbogen, D. E. Cade, D. M. Wisniewska, J. Potvin, P. S. Segre, M. S. Savoca, E. L. Hazen, M. F. Czapanskiy, S. R. Kahane-Rapport, S. L. DeRuiter, S. Gero, P. Tønnesen, W. T. Gough, M. B. Hanson, M. M. Holt, F. H. Jensen, M. Simon, A. K. Stimpert, P. Arranz, D. W. Johnston, D. P. Nowacek, S. E. Parks, F. Visser, A. S. Friedlaender, P. L. Tyack, P. T. Madsen, N. D. Pyenson

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DOI: 10.1126/science.aax9044
Published: 2019-12-13
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Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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@article{allodium:10.1126/science.aax9044,
  title = {Why whales are big but not bigger: Physiological drivers and ecological limits in the age of ocean giants},
  author = {J. A. Goldbogen and D. E. Cade and D. M. Wisniewska and J. Potvin and P. S. Segre and M. S. Savoca and E. L. Hazen and M. F. Czapanskiy and S. R. Kahane-Rapport and S. L. DeRuiter and S. Gero and P. Tønnesen and W. T. Gough and M. B. Hanson and M. M. Holt and F. H. Jensen and M. Simon and A. K. Stimpert and P. Arranz and D. W. Johnston and D. P. Nowacek and S. E. Parks and F. Visser and A. S. Friedlaender and P. L. Tyack and P. T. Madsen and N. D. Pyenson},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {Science},
  doi = {10.1126/science.aax9044},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax9044}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Why whales are big but not bigger: Physiological drivers and ecological limits in the age of ocean giants
AU  - J. A. Goldbogen
AU  - D. E. Cade
AU  - D. M. Wisniewska
AU  - J. Potvin
AU  - P. S. Segre
AU  - M. S. Savoca
AU  - E. L. Hazen
AU  - M. F. Czapanskiy
AU  - S. R. Kahane-Rapport
AU  - S. L. DeRuiter
AU  - S. Gero
AU  - P. Tønnesen
AU  - W. T. Gough
AU  - M. B. Hanson
AU  - M. M. Holt
AU  - F. H. Jensen
AU  - M. Simon
AU  - A. K. Stimpert
AU  - P. Arranz
AU  - D. W. Johnston
AU  - D. P. Nowacek
AU  - S. E. Parks
AU  - F. Visser
AU  - A. S. Friedlaender
AU  - P. L. Tyack
AU  - P. T. Madsen
AU  - N. D. Pyenson
PY  - 2019
JO  - Science
DO  - 10.1126/science.aax9044
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Goldbogen, J. A., Cade, D. E., Wisniewska, D. M., Potvin, J., Segre, P. S., Savoca, M. S., Hazen, E. L., Czapanskiy, M. F., Kahane-Rapport, S. R., DeRuiter, S. L., Gero, S., Tønnesen, P., Gough, W. T., Hanson, M. B., Holt, M. M., Jensen, F. H., Simon, M., Stimpert, A. K., Arranz, P., Johnston, D. W., Nowacek, D. P., Parks, S. E., Visser, F., Friedlaender, A. S., Tyack, P. L., Madsen, P. T., & Pyenson, N. D. (2019). Why whales are big but not bigger: Physiological drivers and ecological limits in the age of ocean giants. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax9044

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