The buoyancy of the integument of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Effects of growth, reproduction, and nutritional state

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 573-587

  Dunkin, Robin C ^a,b   McLellan, William A ^c   Blum, James E ^c   Pabst, D Ann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Biology and Marine Biology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Blubber; Bottlenose dolphin; Buoyancy; Density; Emaciation; Health; Integument; Nutrition; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BUOYANCY FORCING; DENSITY; DOLPHIN; GROWTH RATE; LIPID; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONTOGENY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; VOLUME;

TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 77954529035     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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