ArticleConservation physiology2021
Patterns of cortisol and corticosterone concentrations in humpback whale (
Article in Conservation physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Dozen Years of Baleen Hormones: Validations, Discoveries, Surprises, and Next Steps.Integrative and comparative biology · 2026Review
- What normal used to be: Longitudinal adrenal, reproductive, and thyroid hormone profiles from four bowhead whales during a period of Arctic stability.Conservation physiology · 2026Article
- Baleen hormone analyses reveal stress and reproductive life-history of the critically endangered Rice's whale (Balaenoptera ricei).PloS one · 2026Article
- Exploring the evidence of direct threats to cetaceans from maritime vessels: A systematic map.PloS one · 2026Article
- Physical Measures of Welfare in Fin (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Whale baleen to monitor per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in marine environments.Environmental science & technology letters · 2024Article
- A collaborative and near-comprehensive North Pacific humpback whale photo-ID dataset.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Assessing variation in faecal glucocorticoid concentrations in gray whales exposed to anthropogenic stressors.Conservation physiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Baleen whales are subject to a myriad of natural and anthropogenic stressors, but understanding how these stressors affect physiology is difficult. Measurement of adrenal glucocorticoid (GC) hormones involved in the vertebrate stress response (cortisol and corticosterone) in baleen could help fill this data gap. Baleen analysis is a powerful tool, allowing for a retrospective re-creation of multiple years of GC hormone concentrations at approximately a monthly resolution. We hypothesized that whales that died from acute causes (e.g. ship strike) would have lower levels of baleen GCs than whales that died from extended illness or injury (e.g. long-term entanglement in fishing gear). To test this hypothesis, we extracted hormones from baleen plates of four humpback whales (
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