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Accession Number:
AD1023925
Title:
Development of Novel Noninvasive Methods of Stress Assessment in Baleen Whales
Corporate Author:
New England Aquarium Boston United States
Report Date:
2016-09-30
Abstract:
Project goals were to test new methods for assessing stress-related hormones in respiratory vapor blow and feces from North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis. We tested and compared three blow sampling devices, and successfully performed blow collection at sea from live whales. Blow hormone content, when corrected with a suitable internal controle .g. urea , may reflect physiological state of the whales. Fecal mineralocorticoids fMC were quantifiable in whale feces,and , complementing existing glucocorticoid techniques, could be used to assess adrenal activity. Together, respiratory and fecal analyses could help assess physiological stress in whales at different timescale after disturbance.
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,01 Aug 2013,30 Sep 2016
Pages:
0016
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;
File Size:
3.10MB
