Bone mass as a fraction of the total body mass in marine mammals
| Range | ~8% for smallest dolphin to 20% for blue whale % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Mammals |
| Reference | Brian Cotterell, Fracture and Life, Imperial College Press, 2010 p.77 top paragraph |
| Primary Source | Prange et al., 1979 |
| Comments | "The bone mass as a percentage of body mass for marine mammals is similar to that for land mammals varying from about 8% for the smallest dolphin to 20% for the blue whale (primary source)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 108640 |