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Comparing progesterone in blubber and serum to assess pregnancy in wild beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)
The Cook Inlet population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) is listed as endangered and continues to decline for largely unknown reasons; however, there is some evidence that poor reproductive success is a contributing factor. Pregnancy is difficult to detect through observation, and, there i...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6845716/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31737271 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coz071 |