Get the most out of blow hormones: validation of sampling materials, field storage and extraction techniques for whale respiratory vapour samples | Zendy

Elizabeth A. Burgess | Zendy; Kathleen E. Hunt | Zendy; Scott D. Kraus | Zendy; Rosalind M. Rolland | Zendy

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Get the most out of blow hormones: validation of sampling materials, field storage and extraction techniques for whale respiratory vapour samples

Author(s) -

Elizabeth A. Burgess,

Kathleen E. Hunt,

Scott D. Kraus,

Rosalind M. Rolland

Publication year - 2016

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/cow024

Subject(s) - hormone , biology , testosterone (patch) , extraction (chemistry) , triiodothyronine , chromatography , endocrinology , chemistry

Respiratory vapor (blow) of cetaceans may contain vital physiologic data, yet fundamental methodological issues remain to be addressed for this nascent technique. We validated sample field storage; hormone extraction methods; and assay interference from sampling materials in order to ensure that reliable hormone data is obtained from whale blow.

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