Bubbles in live-stranded dolphins

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1732, 2012, Pages 1396-1404

  Dennison, S ^a   Moore, M J ^b   Fahlman, A ^c   Moore, K ^d   Sharp, S ^d   Harry, C T ^d   Hoppe, J ^d   Niemeyer, M ^d   Lentell, B ^b   Wells, R S ^e  

^a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ^*  (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE   (United States)

^e MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decompression sickness; Diving physiology; Gas bubbles; Marine mammals; Stranding

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BUBBLE; DOLPHIN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; ZIPHIIDAE;

EID: 84857561566     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1754     Document Type: Article

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