Table 3 Comparisons of blubber depths among life history categories

Head

  Dorsal

1.13 ± 0.10 A

1.37 ± 0.12 B

1.29 ± 0.12 B

  Lateral

1.19 ± 0.16

1.34 ± 0.15

1.25 ± 0.11

  Ventral

1.01 ± 0.13 A

1.43 ± 0.19 B

1.33 ± 0.17 B

Axillary

  Dorsal

1.63 ± 0.24 A

2.40 ± 0.29 B

2.79 ± 0.75 B

  Lateral

1.47 ± 0.20 A

2.04 ± 0.31 B

2.00 ± 0.47 B

  Ventral

1.67 ± 0.19 A

2.19 ± 0.24 B

2.11 ± 0.47 B

Mid-thorax

  Dorsal

1.74 ± 0.22 A

2.75 ± 0.24 B

3.01 ± 0.61 B

  Lateral

1.57 ± 0.23 A

2.29 ± 0.25 B

2.14 ± 0.41 B

  Ventral

1.80 ± 0.15 A

2.30 ± 0.23 B

2.32 ± 0.59 B

Umbilicus

  Dorsal

2.01 ± 0.30 A

2.90 ± 0.27 B

3.28 ± 0.59 C

  Lateral

1.59 ± 0.22 A

2.31 ± 0.25 B

2.06 ± 0.26 B

  Ventral

1.59 ± 0.05 A

2.26 ± 0.24 B

2.13 ± 0.44 B

Genital slit

  Dorsal

1.94 ± 0.36 A

2.80 ± 0.26 B

2.93 ± 0.60 B

  Lateral

1.54 ± 0.22 A

2.30 ± 0.21 C

2.02 ± 0.25 B

  Ventral

1.59 ± 0.27 A

2.48 ± 0.32 C

2.07 ± 0.50 B

Anus

  Dorsal

1.53 ± 0.28 A

2.42 ± 0.17 B

2.70 ± 0.53 B

  Lateral

1.46 ± 0.23 A

2.12 ± 0.17 B

2.35 ± 0.39 B

  Ventral

1.52 ± 0.21 A

2.14 ± 0.16 B

2.12 ± 0.30 B