Reference ranges for body condition in wild bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus

Aquatic Biology

关键词: Marine mammal;    Morphometrics;    Health assessment;    Nutritional condition;    Mass;    Girth;    Length;    Reference range;    Quantile regression;    Sarasota Bay;   

DOI  :  10.3354/ab00491

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Marine mammal body condition, as evaluated by a combination of mass, length, and/or girth measurements, is considered an indicator of nutritional status. We used measurements of total mass, total length, and maximum girth from long-term bottlenose dolphin

【 授权许可】

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