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Balaenoptera - type genus of the Balaenopteridae

mammal genus - a genus of mammals

Balaenopteridae, family Balaenopteridae - rorquals; blue whales

Balaenoptera musculus, blue whale, sulfur bottom - largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere

Balaenoptera physalus, common rorqual, fin whale, finback, finback whale - large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific

Balaenoptera borealis, sei whale - similar to but smaller than the finback whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata, lesser rorqual, minke whale, piked whale - small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific

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INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY IN THE ACOUSTIC PRESENCE OF FIN WHALES (BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS) IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA.

ABSTRACTS FROM THE 2019 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR NORTHWESTERN VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY, HELD JOINTLY WITH THE WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY, AND IN ASSOCIATION WITH NORTHWEST PARTNERS IN AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVATION, AT GREAT WOLF LODGE, GRAND MOUND, WASHINGTON, 25 FEBRUARY-1 MARCH 2019

The Bryde's whale, scientifically known as Balaenoptera edeni, is among the three rorqual or baleen whales found in Pakistani waters.

Whale found dead on Gwadar coast, cause of death unknown

He said that it seemed that the whale had collided with a ship and was fatally injured.The Bryde's whale, scientifically known as Balaenoptera edeni, is among the three rorqual or baleen whales found in Pakistani waters.

Whale's carcass found on Gwadar coast

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Mediterranean fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) threatened by dolphin morbillivirus.

Dolphin Morbillivirus in Eurasian Otters, Italy

The species' Latin name is balaenoptera borealis, which means northern winged whale.

Japan faces backlash in whale killing row

These types of mark-recapture studies have broad application and have been used to estimate abundances of blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) and humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) (Calambokidis and Barlow, 2004), grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) (Mowat and Strobeck, 2000), herbivorous insects (Kareiva, 1983), and numerous other species so that marked individuals in the population can be detected during later sampling periods.

A multiyear hierarchical Bayesian mark-recapture model incorporating data on recurring salmonid behavior to account for sparse or missing data

Trophic transfer of the harmful algal toxin domoic acid as a cause of death in a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) stranding in Southern California.

Proposal of an integrated system for forecasting Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) in Chile

Este proyecto tuvo su origen en el trabajo cientifico de estos investigadores que permitio establecer que en el golfo de Corcovado se congrega la mayor agregacion de ballenas azules (Balaenoptera musculus) del hemisferio sur (Hucke-Gaete et al.

Navegando en aguas abiertas: tensiones y agentes en la conservacion marina en la Patagonia chilena

The 13m long and 10 tonnes heavy whale, scientifically known as (Balaenoptera edini) was of the alaenopteridae family and was killed with four arrows.

Dead whale washes up on Ras Al Khaimah's shores