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Assessment of fecal steroid and thyroid hormone metabolites in eastern North Pacific gray whales

Author(s) -

Leila Soledade Lemos,

Amy Y. Olsen,

Angela Smith,

Todd E. Chandler,

Shawn Larson,

Kathleen E. Hunt,

Leigh G. Torres

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coaa110

Subject(s) - biology , hormone , thyroid , thyroid hormones , feces , gray (unit) , fishery , endocrinology , ecology , medicine , radiology

An improved understanding of baleen whale hormone physiology is required to manage populations and reduce anthropogenic impacts. Gray whale fecal samples were assessed, and hormone metabolites quantified, which varied by demographic units and years. Two case studies are presented providing reference points for physiologically stressed individuals and adult breeding males.

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