Prediction from ultrasonographic measurements of the expected delivery date in two species of bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus and Tursiops aduncus)

Veterinary Record

Volumn 154, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 228-233

  Lacave, G ^a   Eggermont, M ^b   Verslycke, T ^b   Brook, F ^c   Salbany, A ^d   Roque, L ^d   Kinoshita, R ^e  

^a Marine Mammal Veterinary Services   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d Zoomarine   (Portugal)

^e Ocean Park Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOLPHIN; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATION PERIOD; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THORAX; VALIDATION PROCESS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

CORYPHAENIDAE; TURSIOPS ADUNCUS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 1442349921     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.154.8.228     Document Type: Article

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