Prolonged baleen hormone cycles suggest atypical reproductive endocrinology of female bowhead whales

Serial measurements of hormone concentrations along baleen plates allow for reconstructions of mysticete whale reproductive histories. We assessed gestation and calving interval in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) by measuring progesterone, oestradiol, corticosterone and nitrogen stable isotope r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lysiak, N. S. J., Ferguson, S. H., Hornby, C. A., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Matthews, C. J. D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2023
Materias:
Ecology, Conservation and Global Change Biology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10369022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37501659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230365

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10369022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37501659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230365

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