Lactation in whales and dolphins: Evidence of divergence between baleen- and toothed-species

Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-230

  Oftedal, Olav T ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dolphins; Lactation duration; Marine mammals; Milk composition; Milk yield; Whales

Indexed keywords

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOLPHIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; MILK; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SEAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUCKLING; TIME; UDDER; WHALE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; DOLPHINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; PINNIPEDIA; PREGNANCY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WHALES;

EID: 0031173221     PISSN: 10833021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026328203526     Document Type: Article

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