Pathophysiology of Stress in Wild and Managed-Care Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Abstract
The overall goal of the proposed research is to characterize the pathophysiology of stress in wild and managed-care bottlenose dolphins and to establish relationships between markers of the stress response in cetaceans and immune function, dependent hormonal endpoints, hematology and serum chemistry parameters, biomarkers of stress, inflammation, and metabolism and health status. Objective 1 was to characterize multiple stress markers in managed-care bottlenose dolphins. Objective 2 was to characterize multiple stress markers in semi-domesticated bottlenose dolphins. Objective 3 was to characterize multiple stress markers in wild bottlenose dolphins. Objective 4 was to integrate the information obtained from these three populations of bottlenose dolphins to develop a validated model of stress and its pathophysiologic effects on the bottlenose dolphin.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA599286
Entities
People
- Gregory D. Bossart
- Patricia A. Fair