Determining blubber fatty acid composition: A comparison of in situ direct and traditional methods

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 284-295

  Thiemann, Gregory W ^a   Budge, Suzanne M ^a   Iverson, Sara J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blubber; Direct; Fatty acid; in situ; Marine mammal; Methanolysis; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIET; FATTY ACID; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MARINE MAMMAL;

CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; GRYPUS; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; LEUCAS; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; PUNCTUM MINUTISSIMUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1842762435     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01157.x     Document Type: Article

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