Milk composition of franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) from Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1099-1101

  Caon, Glauco ^a,b   Secchi, Eduardo Resende ^c   Capp, Edison ^d   Kucharski, Luiz Carlos ^a  

^a Departamento de Fisiologia   (Brazil)

^b Grupo de Estudos de Mamiferos Aquaticos do Rio Grande do Sul   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Franciscana; Milk composition; Minerals, contaminants; Pontoporia blainvillei

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BREEDING SEASON; CARBOHYDRATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DOLPHIN; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT QUALITY; LACTATION; MILK; PINNIPED; POLLUTANT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACE METAL;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; MYSTICETI; PINNIPEDIA; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI;

EID: 51349133742     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408000283     Document Type: Article

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