Blubber deposition during ontogeny in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins: Balancing disparate roles of insulation and locomotion

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 629-637

  Noren, Shawn R ^a   Wells, Randall S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blubber; Buoyancy; Cetacean; Cost of descent; Development; Dolphin; Marine mammal; Morphology; Surface area to volume ratio; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BIOENERGETICS; BUOYANCY FORCING; DOLPHIN; INSULATION; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; THERMOREGULATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SARASOTA BAY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 67650000578     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-138R.1     Document Type: Article

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