Validation of Blubber Progesterone Concentrations for Pregnancy Determination in Three Dolphin Species and a Porpoise

Marisa L. Trego; Nicholas M. Kellar; Kerri Danil

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069709

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Validation of Blubber Progesterone Concentrations for Pregnancy Determination in Three Dolphin Species and a Porpoise

Marisa L. Trego ,

* E-mail: marisa.trego@noaa.gov

Affiliation Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Nicholas M. Kellar,

Affiliation Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Kerri Danil

Affiliation Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Validation of Blubber Progesterone Concentrations for Pregnancy Determination in Three Dolphin Species and a Porpoise

Marisa L. Trego,
Nicholas M. Kellar,
Kerri Danil

Published: July 30, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069709

About the Authors

Marisa L. Trego

* E-mail: marisa.trego@noaa.gov

Affiliation Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Nicholas M. Kellar

Affiliation Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Kerri Danil

Affiliation Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MLT NMK. Performed the experiments: MLT. Analyzed the data: MLT NMK KD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KD NMK. Wrote the manuscript: MLT NMK.

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