image: During common bottlenose dolphin capture-release health assessments, researchers collect blood for a wide array of tests. Data collected ranges from complete blood counts to gene expression profiling and is essential in evaluating the health of these marine mammals. view more
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0272345
Article Title: Transcriptome profiling of blood from common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico to enhance health assessment capabilities
Author Countries: U.S.A.
Funding: This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (https://gulfresearchinitiative.org/) to L.H.S. (SA 18-12). Data collection from 2013 and 2014 was part of the Deepwater Horizon NRDA conducted cooperatively among NOAA, other Federal and State Trustees, and BP. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLOS ONE
Article Title
Transcriptome profiling of blood from common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico to enhance health assessment capabilities
Article Publication Date
24-Aug-2022
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.