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Effect of lactation stage and concurrent pregnancy on milk composition in the bottlenose dolphin

Although many toothed whales (Cetacea: Odontoceti) lactate for 2–3 years or more, it is not known whether milk composition is affected by lactation stage in any odontocete species. We collected 64 pooled milk samples spanning 1–30 months postpartum from three captive bottlenose dolphins Tursiops tru...

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Autores principales: West, K L, Oftedal, O T, Carpenter, J R, Krames, B J, Campbell, M, Sweeney, J C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3227479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22140298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00309.x