Evaluation of population health among bottlenose dolphins (tursiops truncatus) at the United States navy marine mammal program

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 356-360

  Venn Watson, Stephanie K ^a   Jensen, Eric D ^b   Ridgway, Sam H ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; FEMALE; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; FEMALE; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 79951825584     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.238.3.356     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Venn-Watson S, Jensen ED, Ridgway SH. Effects of age and sex on clinicopathologic reference ranges in a healthy managed Atlantic bottlenose dolphin population. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2007;231:596-601. (Pubitemid 47263224)
2. Venn-Watson S, Smith CR, Dold C, et al. Use of a serum-based glomerular filtration rate prediction equation to assess renal function by age, sex, fasting, and health status in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Mar Mamm Sci 2008;24:71-80. (Pubitemid 351239268)
3. Ruiz CL, Nollens HH, Venn-Watson S, et al. Baseline circulating immunoglobulin G levels in managed collection and freeranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Dev Comp Immunol 2009;33:449-455.
4. Venn-Watson S, Smith CR, Daniels R, et al. Clinical relevance of urate nephrolithiasis in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Dis Aquat Organ 2010;89:167-177.
5. Venn-Watson S, Smith CR, Jensen ED. Assessment of increased serum aminotransferases in a managed Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population. J Wildl Dis 2008;44:318-330. (Pubitemid 351675915)
6. Johnson SP, Venn-Watson SK, Cassle SE, et al. Use of phlebotomy treatment in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins with iron overload. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2009;235:194-200.
7. York A. The population dynamics of northern sea lions, 1975- 1985. Mar Mamm Sci 1994;10:38-51. (Pubitemid 2060026)
8. Holmes EE, York AE. Using age structure to detect impacts on threatened populations: a case study with stellar sea lions. Conserv Biol 2003;17:1794-1806. (Pubitemid 37538217)
9. Greenwood AG, Taylor DC. Captive killer whales in Europe. Aquat Mamm 1985;1:10-12.
10. DeMaster DP, Drevenak JK. Survivorship patterns in three species of captive cetaceans. Mar Mamm Sci 1988;4:297-311. (Pubitemid 20420284)
11. Barlow J, Boveng P. Modeling age-specific mortality for marine mammal populations. Mar Mamm Sci 1991;7:50-65.
12. Bodkin JF, Burdin AM, Ryazanov DA. Age- and sex-specific mortality and population structure in sea otters. Mar Mamm Sci 2000;16:201-219. (Pubitemid 30061589)
13. Asper ED, Cornell LH, Duffield DA, et al. Marine mammals in zoos, aquaria and marine zoological parks in North America: 1983 census report. Int Zoo Yearb 1988;27:287-294.
14. Asper ED, Duffield DA, Dimeo-Ediger N, et al. Marine mammals in zoos, aquaria and marine zoological parks in North America: 1990 census report. Int Zoo Yearb 1990;29:179-187.
15. Kraus SD. Rates and potential causes of mortality in North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). Mar Mamm Sci 1990;6:278-291.
16. Ridgway SH, Fenner CA. Weight-length relationships of wildcaught and captive Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1982;181:1310-1315.
17. Hohn AA, Scott MD, Wells RS, et al. Growth layers in teeth from known-age, free-ranging bottlenose dolphins. Mar Mamm Sci 1989;5:315-342.
18. Hohn AA, Fernandez S. Biases in dolphin age structure due to age estimation technique. Mar Mamm Sci 1999;15:1124-1132. (Pubitemid 29514424)
19. Read AJ, Wells RS, Hohn AA, et al. Patterns of growth in wild bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus. J Zool (Lond) 1993;23:107-123. (Pubitemid 24409315)
20. Hui C. Variability of dentin deposits in Tursiops truncatus. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 1980;37:712-716.
21. Shaffer ML. Minimum population sizes for species conservation. Biol Sci 1981;31:131-134.
22. Small RJ, DeMaster DP. Survival of five species of captive marine mammals. Mar Mamm Sci 1994;11:209-226.
23. Reilly SB, Barlow JP. Rates of increase in dolphin population size. Fish Bull (Wash DC) 1986;84:527-533.
24. Wells RS, Scott MD. Estimating bottlenose dolphin population parameters from individual identification and capture-release techniques. In: Hammond PS, Mizroch SA, Donovan GP, eds. Individual recognition of cetaceans: use of photo-identification and other techniques to estimate population parameters. Cambridge, England: International Whaling Commission, 1990;407-415.
25. Hersch SL, Odell DK, Asper ED. Bottlenose dolphin mortality patterns in the Indian/Banana River System of Florida. In: Leatherwood S, Reeves RR, eds. The bottlenose dolphin. San Diego: Academic Press Inc, 1990;155-164.