Naturally stressed? Glucocorticoid profiles in blubber of blue and gray whales in response to life history parameters

The goal of the present study was to carry out a thorough methodological validation and describe baseline profiles for glucocorticoid hormones (cortisol and corticosterone) in blubber from blue (n = 77) and gray (n = 103) whales from the eastern North Pacific Ocean. For each species, we modelled cor...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine Mammal Science. - 1998. - 38(2022), 4 vom: 04. Okt., Seite 1524-1548
1. Verfasser: Melica, Valentina (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Atkinson, Shannon, Calambokidis, John, Gendron, Diane, Lang, Aimee, Scordino, Jonathan
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Marine Mammal Science
Schlagworte:Journal Article blue whale corticosterone cortisol gray whale metabolic biomarkers stress