|
Body region and aspect
|
Neonates
(
n
= 8)
|
Juveniles
(
n
= 17)
|
Lactating females
(
n
= 4)
|
|---|
|
Axillary
| | | |
|
Dorsal
|
0.36 ± 0.06 A
|
0.65 ± 0.16 B
|
0.74 ± 0.15 B
|
|
Lateral
|
0.30 ± 0.04
|
0.42 ± 0.10
|
0.30 ± 0.04
|
|
Ventral
|
0.33 ± 0.02
|
0.42 ± 0.10
|
0.37 ± 0.13
|
|
Mid-thorax
| | | |
|
Dorsal
|
0.37 ± 0.06 A
|
0.75 ± 0.18 B
|
0.82 ± 0.17 B
|
|
Lateral
|
0.32 ± 0.06
|
0.44 ± 0.11
|
0.43 ± 0.15
|
|
Ventral
|
0.30 ± 0.04
|
0.40 ± 0.10
|
0.36 ± 0.12
|
|
Umbilicus
| | | |
|
Dorsal
|
0.48 ± 0.11 A
|
0.84 ± 0.17 B
|
0.93 ± 0.14 B
|
|
Lateral
|
0.32 ± 0.04
|
0.45 ± 0.12
|
0.39 ± 0.11
|
|
Ventral
|
0.32 ± 0.04
|
0.47 ± 0.13
|
0.45 ± 0.12
|
|
Genital slit
| | | |
|
Dorsal
|
0.37 ± 0.04 A
|
0.75 ± 0.20 B
|
0.82 ± 0.21 B
|
|
Lateral
|
0.32 ± 0.04 A
|
0.46 ± 0.09 BC
|
0.41 ± 0.11 AB
|
|
Ventral
|
0.35 ± 0.07
|
0.48 ± 0.10
|
0.49 ± 0.24
|
|
Anus
| | | |
|
Dorsal
|
0.33 ± 0.07 A
|
0.48 ± 0.11 A
|
0.73 ± 0.22 B
|
|
Lateral
|
0.34 ± 0.04 A
|
0.45 ± 0.07 B
|
0.56 ± 0.12 C
|
|
Ventral
|
0.34 ± 0.05 A
|
0.42 ± 0.07 B
|
0.51 ± 0.05 C
|
- At each site, inner blubber thicknesses (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.
