The environment as a driver of immune and endocrine responses in dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).

Immune and endocrine responses play a critical role in allowing animals to adjust to environmental perturbations. We measured immune and endocrine related markers in multiple samples from individuals from two managed-care care dolphin groups (n = 82 samples from 17 dolphins and single samples collec...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Patricia A Fair, Adam M Schaefer, Dorian S Houser, Gregory D Bossart, Tracy A Romano, Cory D Champagne, Jeffrey L Stott, Charles D Rice, Natasha White, John S Reif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5415355?pdf=render