First evidence of bubble trail production in Eden's whale (Balaenoptera edeni edeni)

Marine Mammal ScienceEarly View e13120 NOTE First evidence of bubble trail production in Eden's whale (Balaenoptera edeni edeni) Aamir Ibrahim, Aamir Ibrahim Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Contribution: Methodology, Writing - original draftSearch for more papers by this authorJing Sun, Jing Sun Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Contribution: Data curation, ​Investigation, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorFangting Lu, Fangting Lu Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Contribution: Data curation, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorGuang Yang, Guang Yang Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Contribution: Conceptualization, SupervisionSearch for more papers by this authorBingyao Chen, Corresponding Author Bingyao Chen [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-0393-5341 Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Correspondence Bingyao Chen, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China. Email: [email protected] Contribution: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, ​Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this author Aamir Ibrahim, Aamir Ibrahim Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Contribution: Methodology, Writing - original draftSearch for more papers by this authorJing Sun, Jing Sun Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Contribution: Data curation, ​Investigation, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorFangting Lu, Fangting Lu Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Contribution: Data curation, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorGuang Yang, Guang Yang Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Contribution: Conceptualization, SupervisionSearch for more papers by this authorBingyao Chen, Corresponding Author Bingyao Chen [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-0393-5341 Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Correspondence Bingyao Chen, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China. Email: [email protected] Contribution: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, ​Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this author First published: 02 March 2024 https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13120Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES Alves, F., Dinis, A., Cascão, I., & Freitas, L. (2010). Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei) stable associations and dive profiles: New insights into foraging behavior. 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