Blubber morphology in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Southeastern United States: Influence of geographic location, age class, and reproductive state

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 496-511

  Montie, Eric W ^a,b   Garvin, Scott R ^a   Fair, Patricia A ^c   Bossart, Gregory D ^d   Mitchum, Greg B ^c   McFee, Wayne E ^c   Speakman, Todd ^c   Starczak, Victoria R ^a   Hahn, Mark E ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^d FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; Blubber; Bottlenose dolphin; Lactation; Pregnancy; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BODY COMPOSITION; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; BODY COMPOSITION; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 44249091430     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10602     Document Type: Article

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