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Mechanics, hydrodynamics and energetics of blue whale lunge feeding: efficiency dependence on krill density by Goldbogen, J A, Calambokidis, J, Oleson, E, Potvin, J, Pyenson, N D, Schorr, G, Shadwick, R E

“…Lunge feeding by rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae) is associated with a high energetic cost that decreases diving capacity, thereby limiting access to dense…”
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Why whales are big but not bigger: Physiological drivers and ecological limits in the age of ocean giants by 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

“…The largest animals are marine filter feeders, but the underlying mechanism of their large size remains unexplained. We measured feeding performance and prey…”
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Diversity biases in terrestrial mammalian assemblages and quantifying the differences between museum collections and published accounts: A case study from the Miocene of Nevada by Davis, Edward Byrd, Pyenson, Nicholas D.

“…Understanding diversity through time in the fossil record has primarily relied on the raw count of species within a given time interval, or species richness…”
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Mechanics, hydrodynamics and energetics of blue whale lunge feeding: efficiency dependence on krill density by Goldbogen, J. A., Calambokidis, J., Oleson, E., Potvin, J., Pyenson, N. D., Schorr, G., Shadwick, R. E.

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Big gulps require high drag for fin whale lunge feeding by Goldbogen, Jeremy A., Pyenson, Nicholas D., Shadwick, Robert E.

“…Fin whalesBalaenoptera physalusexhibit one of the most extreme feeding methods among aquatic vertebrates. Fin whales, and other rorquals (Balaenopteridae),…”
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Fossil Mysticeti from the Pleistocene of Santa Maria Island, Azores (Northeast Atlantic Ocean), and the prevalence of fossil cetaceans on oceanic islands by Ávila, SP, Cordeiro, R, Rodrigues, AR, Rebelo, AC, Melo, C, Madeira, P, Pyenson, ND

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Treating Medieval Manuscripts as Fossils by Pyenson, Nicholas D., Pyenson, Lewis, Buringh, Eltjo, Cisne, John L.

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