Diurnal Variation of Testosterone in Beluga Whale Blow

• Main Author: Bakker, Renee
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 2015
• Subjects: Testosterone; Diurnal Variation; Cetaceans; Blow; Unihemispheric Slow Wave Sleep; Reproductive Condition; Immunoassay; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga*
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/srhonorsprog/454; https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/context/srhonorsprog/article/1461/viewcontent/Diurnal_Variation_of_Testosterone_in_Beluga_Whale_Blow.pdf

Studies on the concentrations of certain hormones in cetaceans and their effects on cetacean biology are useful to determining physical conditions such as age, sex, and reproductive status of individuals. Hormone concentrations can be determined through blood samples, but collection of blow (exhaled...