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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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Autores principales: Goertz, Caroline E C, Burek-Huntington, Kathy, Royer, Katie, Quakenbush, Lori, Clauss, Tonya, Hobbs, Roderick, Kellar, Nicholas M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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