Assertion: whale barnacle | /r/CapableOf | become detached
Facets:
value: along migration routes
type: LOCATION
value: from their hosts
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Since whale barnacles may become detached from their hosts along migration routes and at breeding grounds, their remains on the seabed are used as indicators of ancient whale distribution and migratory habits, similar to the function of trace fossils.