. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. 294 DISCOVERY REPORTS increase as the total length of the whale increases from i6 to 26 m. At about 26 m. in females and 25 m. in males a change occurs in this process and the size of the head begins to decrease in proportion to the rest of the body, as is shown by a sudden turning down of the curve when the greater lengths are reached. Contrasting strongly with this we find a lag in growth of the tail region. The curves for measurements of the posterior part of the body (Figs. 11 to 18) are alm
. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. 294 DISCOVERY REPORTS increase as the total length of the whale increases from i6 to 26 m. At about 26 m. in females and 25 m. in males a change occurs in this process and the size of the head begins to decrease in proportion to the rest of the body, as is shown by a sudden turning down of the curve when the greater lengths are reached. Contrasting strongly with this we find a lag in growth of the tail region. The curves for measurements of the posterior part of the body (Figs. 11 to 18) are almost mirror images of those for the anterior part. In the graphs of the first two or shorter measure- ments (notch of flukes to dorsal fin, and to anus. Figs. 11 to 14) the lag is less marked than in the two longer measurements (notch of flukes to umbilicus and to ventral grooves. Figs. 15 to 18), so that although the whole tail region undergoes a proportional decrease to compensate for the increase of the head and shoulders, the greatest lag in growth occurs in the region between the anus and the umbilicus. Corresponding 13-5 26-3 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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