| Summary: | Figure 1. Ultrasonographic images of beluga fetuses. All images have yellow caliper lines used to measure dimensions. Biparietal diameter (A, B) at two different stages of gestation show the ovoid shaped skull and echo produced from falx (arrows) located midline between the parietal bones (arrowheads). The thoracic diameter (C) as measured between the yellow caliper marks (arrowheads) on the lateral side of the fetal thorax (d1 = 6.66 cm) at the level of the heart (white arrow) and thoracic circumference (c = 24.04 cm) determined by using the elliptical measurement caliper function to include the dorsal to ventral diameter (d2 = 8.67 cm). The total length of a fetus (D) which is bent in utero, thus requiring the addition of two separate measurements (arrowheads), 1) 8.38 cm from the cranial most aspect of the skull to mid abdomen and 2) 6.91 cm from mid abdomen to distal most portion of the peduncle for a total length of 15.29 cm. Published as part of Robeck, Todd R., Schmitt, Todd L. & Osborn, Steve, 2015, Development of predictive models for determining fetal age-at-length in belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) and their application toward in situ and ex situ population management, pp. 591-611 in Marine Mammal Science 31 (2) on page 595, DOI:10.1111/mms.12180, http://zenodo.org/record/12761460
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