Variation in blubber thickness and histology metrics across the body topography of a false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)

Blubber is a multifunctional tissue essential to the survival of cetaceans. Histological assessment of blubber may be useful in determining odontocete nutritional state but a greater understanding of specific variation across the body is needed. We report on morphological variation of the blubber ac...

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Main Authors: Jana E. Phipps, Ilse Silva-Krott, Jamie Marchetti, Kristi L. West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1001734/full