Low reproductive success rates of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in the northern Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon disaster (2010-2015)

Following the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, reproductive success rates in 2 northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM) bottlenose dolphin stocks exposed to oil were evaluated for 4 yr during and after the spill (2010 to 2015) in efforts to assess population-level reproductive health. Pregnancy was determine...

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Main Authors: Kellar, NM, Speakman, TR, Smith, CR, Lane, SM, Balmer, BC, Trego, ML, Catelani, KN, Robbins, MN, Allen, CD, Wells, RS, Zolman, ES, Rowles, TK, Schwacke, LH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2017-01-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v33/p143-158/