Variability of Hormonal Stress Markers Collected from a Managed Dolphin Population

Abstract

Quantifying physiological indicators of stress in wild marine mammals and the interrelationships between different stress markers can be used to estimate the impact of anthropogenic stressors on marine mammal populations. The United States Navy, as part of its environmental stewardship, can utilize stress markers to assess the acute and chronic impacts that its actions might have on marine mammals. This approach would permit better mitigation of potential impacts and ensure that Navy activities do not come at a deleterious cost to marine mammal populations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA598091

Entities

People

  • Dorian S. Houser
  • John F. Cockrem
  • Nick Kellar
  • Samuel Wasser
  • Tracy Romano

Organizations

  • National Marine Mammal Foundation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Brain
  • Cortisol
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Endocrine Glands
  • Hormones
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Parallel Computing
  • Parallel Processing
  • Pilot Studies
  • Pituitary And Hypothalamic Hormones And Analogues
  • Pituitary Glands
  • Production
  • Sampling
  • Thyroid Hormones

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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