Variation in blubber cortisol levels in a recovering humpback whale population inhabiting a rapidly changing environment

Variation in blubber cortisol levels in a recovering humpback whale population inhabiting a rapidly changing environment

Abstract Glucocorticoids are regularly used as biomarkers of relative health for individuals and populations. Around the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP), baleen whales have and continue to experience threats, including commercial harvest, prey limitations and habitat change driven by rapid warming...

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Main Authors: L. J. Pallin, N. Botero-Acosta, D. Steel, C. S. Baker, C. Casey, D. P. Costa, J. A. Goldbogen, D. W. Johnston, N. M. Kellar, M. Modest, R. Nichols, D. Roberts, M. Roberts, O. Savenko, A. S. Friedlaender
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24704-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24704-6

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