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 end-points, hematology, and serum chemistry parameters, biomarkers of stress, inflammation and metabolism, and health status. The specific objectives of this research are as follows: (1) to characterize multiple stress markers in managed-care bottlenose dolphins; (2) to characterize multiple stress markers in semi-domesticated bottlenose dolphins; (3) to characterize multiple stress markers in wild bottlenose dolphins; and (4) 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, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA601056
Entities
People
- David Janz
- Dorian S. Houser
- Gregory D. Bossart
- John Reif
- Margie Peden-adams
- Patricia A. Fair
- Tracy Romano
Organizations
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration