Sizes of gull lesions on southern right whales and their equivalent
Download scientific diagram | Sizes of gull lesions on southern right whales and their equivalent number of extra-small lesions. a Abbreviations: Extra-small (XS), Small (S), Medium (M), Large (L), Extra-large (XL), Double XL (XXL) and Triple XL (XXXL). b The total back area or TBA (100%) available for scoring extended from the fat roll (behind the blowholes) to the beginning of the tail stock and down the sides to the region of the back that is above the water or clearly visible through the water when the whale is close to the surface (see S1 Fig). See methods for a complete explanation. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142969.g001 from publication: Erratum: Increased wounding of southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) Calves by kelp gulls (Larus dominicanus) at Península Valdés, Argentina (PLoS ONE (2015) 10:10 (e0139291) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139291) | At least 626 southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) calves died at the Península Valdés calving ground, Argentina, between 2003 and 2014. Intense gull harassment may have contributed to these deaths. In the 1970s, Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) began feeding on skin and | Charadriiformes, Kelp and Argentina | ResearchGate, the professional network for scientists.
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