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Androstenedione and testosterone but not progesterone are potential biomarkers of pregnancy in Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) approaching parturition

The blubber steroid hormone profiles of 52 female humpback whales migrating along the east coast of Australia were investigated for seasonal endocrine changes associated with reproduction. Individuals were randomly sampled during two stages of the annual migration: before reaching the breeding groun...

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Autores principales: Dalle Luche, Greta, Boggs, Ashley S. P., Kucklick, John R., Groß, Jasmin, Hawker, Darryl W., Bengtson Nash, Susan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7031522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32075989
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58933-4