Body Composition of Common Bottlenose Dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida

Marine mammal body composition has been an important tool that is used as a proxy for the health and condition of individuals within a population. Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) body composition is influenced by variations in blubber thickness resulting from changes in temperature, p...

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Main Authors: Stephanie K. Adamczak, Rachel R. Holser, Daniel P. Costa, Elizabeth J. Berens McCabe, Randall S. Wells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.615773/full