Eco-physiological repercussions of dietary arachidonic acid in cell membranes of active tissues of the Gray whale

Marine Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 437-447

  Caraveo Patiño, Javier ^a   Wang, Yiqun ^b   Soto, Luis A ^c   Ghebremeskel, Kebreab ^b   Lehane, Catherine ^b   Crawford, Michael A ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dolphins; Eco physiology; Gray whale; Marine mammals; Migrations; Omega 3; Omega 6 fatty acids; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; DIET; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FATTY ACID; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH RATE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; WHALE;

ARA; CETACEA; ESCHRICHTIIDAE; ESCHRICHTIUS ROBUSTUS; MAMMALIA; MYA; MYSTICETI;

EID: 77349095946     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2009.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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