Assessment of ultrasound imaging as a noninvasive measure of blubber thickness in pinnipeds

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 116-118

  Mellish, Jo Ann E ^a,b   Tuomi, Pamela A ^b   Horning, Markus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Blubber; Eumetopias jubatus; Phoca vitulina; Pinnipeds; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; OTARIIDAE; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 2942532499     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-028     Document Type: Article

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