Determination of steroid hormones in whale blow: It is possible

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 605-618

  Hogg, C J ^a   Rogers, T L ^a   Shorter, A ^b   Barton, K ^b   Miller, P J O ^c   Nowacek, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blow; Progesterone; Testosterone; Whale

Indexed keywords

FEASIBILITY STUDY; HORMONE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; REPRODUCTION; STEROID; SWIMMING; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 67849114531     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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