A longitudinal study of endocrinology and foraging ecology of subadult gray whales prior to death based on baleen analysis

This study highlights the potential of baleen analysis to retrospectively assess gray whales' physiological status, exposure to stressors, reproductive status, and foraging ecology in the months or years leading up to their death, which can be a useful tool for conservation diagnostics to mitigate unusual mortality events.PMID:38479678 | DOI:10.1016/j.ygcen.2024.114492

Source: General and Comparative Endocrinology - March 13, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Alejandro Fern ández Ajó Clarissa Teixeira Daniela M D de Mello Danielle Dillon James M Rice C Loren Buck Kathleen E Hunt Matthew C Rogers Leigh G Torres Source Type: research