Migrations of California gray whales tracked by oxygen-18 variations in their epizoic barnacles
Journal Article
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· Science; (United States)
Barnacles attached to the California gray whale have oxygen isotope compositions that serve as a record of changing ocean temperatures as the whale migrates between arctic and subtropical waters. The isotopic values for the barnacles can be used to track whale migrations and to reconstruct the recent movements of beached whales. The method may be useful for tracing the movements of other animals, living or fossil, and for reconstructing the voyages of ancient ships.
- Research Organization:
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA
- OSTI ID:
- 5411012
- Journal Information:
- Science; (United States), Journal Name: Science; (United States) Vol. 207; ISSN SCIEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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520101* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Basic Studies-- Radiometric Techniques-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
CRUSTACEANS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
INVERTEBRATES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAMMALS
MAPPING
MIGRATION
NUCLEI
OXYGEN 18
OXYGEN ISOTOPES
STABLE ISOTOPES
SYMBIOSIS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
VERTEBRATES
Aquatic-- Basic Studies-- Radiometric Techniques-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
CRUSTACEANS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
INVERTEBRATES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAMMALS
MAPPING
MIGRATION
NUCLEI
OXYGEN 18
OXYGEN ISOTOPES
STABLE ISOTOPES
SYMBIOSIS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
VERTEBRATES