Comparing progesterone in blubber and serum to assess pregnancy in wild beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)
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DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coz071
Abstract: Blood and blubber were sampled from live-captured beluga whales in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Progesterone levels were used to assess pregnancy status. For most cases, blubber progesterone levels correlated with serum, indicating that pregnancy can be… read more here.
Keywords: assess pregnancy; pregnancy; blubber; beluga whales ... See more keywords