|
Body region and aspect
|
Neonates
(
n
= 8)
|
Juveniles
(
n
= 17)
|
Lactating females
(
n
= 4)
|
|---|
|
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
|
- At each site, blubber depths (mean ± SD) (cm) of life history groups followed by the same letter were not significantly different at P = 0.05 (Student-Newman-Keuls test). There were no significant differences among life history categories at sites without letters.
