Effect of lactation stage and concurrent pregnancy on milk composition in the bottlenose dolphin

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-160

  West, K L ^a,b   Oftedal, O T ^b   Carpenter, J R ^c   Krames, B J ^d   Campbell, M ^e   Sweeney, J C ^f  

^a HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d Bermuda Maritime Museum Sandys ^*  (United States)

^e Dolphin Quest Bermuda   (United States)

^f Dolphin Quest   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Cetacea; Lactation; Milk composition; Nutrition; Tursiops

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DOLPHIN; HORMONE; LACTATION; MILK; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; ODONTOCETI; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 34748911737     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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