Variability in fatty acid composition of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) blubber as a function of body site, season, and reproductive state

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1933-1942

  Samuel, Asha M ^a,b   Worthy, Graham A J ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACIDS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BLUBBER; REPRODUCTIVE STATE; SIGNATURE ANALYSIS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ANATOMY; DOLPHIN; FATTY ACID; HISTOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; FATTY ACIDS;

ANIMALIA; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 20044375938     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-001     Document Type: Article

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