Dear MARMAM readers, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce the publication of our new paper which has just appeared in Physiology: Lunge Feeding in Rorqual Whales Abstract: The largest animals are baleen filter feeders that exploit large aggregations of small-bodied plankton. Although this feeding mechanism has evolved multiple times in marine vertebrates, rorqual whales exhibit a distinct lunge filter feeding mode that requires extreme physiological adaptations—most of which remain poorly understood. Here, we review the biomechanics of the lunge feeding mechanism in rorqual whales that underlies their extraordinary foraging performance and gigantic body size. Shadwick, RE, Potvin, J and Goldbogen JA (2019). "Lunge feeding in rorqual whales" Physiology 34: 409 – 418, 2019; doi:10.1152/physiol.00010.2019 Requests for a PDF copy can be sent to: potvinj@slu.edu Sincerely Jean Potvin potvinj@slu.edu "So many ideas, so little time..." Jean Potvin Department of Physics Shannon Hall rm. 111 Saint Louis University 3511 Laclede Ave. St. Louis MO, 63103 314-977-8424 https://sites.google.com/a/slu.edu/jeanpotvin/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jean_Potvin https://twitter.com/LaboPotvin