. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. 455 DISCOVERY REPORTS The kidneys of five male Fin whales were weighed. Only one was sexually mature. One immature female Fin whale was also dealt 15 17 Length of Body (Metres) Fig. 37. Young Fin whales. Length of body and weight of kidney. Length of whale Weight of kidney (m.) (kg-) 13-0 33'5 14-0 3875 15-0 44-0 16-o 4975 17-0 55-o 18-0 60-25 19-0 6575 20-0 7I-*5 21'0 7675 22-0 82-25 23-0 88-o The weights of these kidneys have been plotted against the length of the whales (Fig. 37). They
. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. 455 DISCOVERY REPORTS The kidneys of five male Fin whales were weighed. Only one was sexually mature. One immature female Fin whale was also dealt 15 17 Length of Body (Metres) Fig. 37. Young Fin whales. Length of body and weight of kidney. Length of whale Weight of kidney (m.) (kg-) 13-0 33'5 14-0 3875 15-0 44-0 16-o 4975 17-0 55-o 18-0 60-25 19-0 6575 20-0 7I-*5 21'0 7675 22-0 82-25 23-0 88-o The weights of these kidneys have been plotted against the length of the whales (Fig. 37). They are extremely scattered in position, but probably lie on some such straight line as that which has been drawn through them. The one female whale has been included in the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Institute of Oceanographic Sciences (Great Britain); National Institute of Oceanography of Great Britain; Great Britain. Colonial Office. Discovery Committee. London ; New York : Cambridge University Press
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