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- Title
Calf Chronology of the Franciscana Dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei): Birth, Onset of Feeding, and Duration of Lactation in Coastal Waters of Argentina.
- Authors
Denuncio, Pablo E.; Bastida, Ricardo O.; Danilewicz, Daniel; Morón, Sergio; Rodríguez-Heredia, Sergio; Rodríguez, Diego H.
- Abstract
The article presents a study which explores the birth, feeding and lactation of the franciscana dolphin in Argentina. The study examines the size at birth, duration of lactation and onset of feeding based from a long-term data from stranded calves along the coast of the country. It presents several graphs depicting the chronology of calf feeding. It suggests that franciscana dolphins has a short period of lactation duration.
- Subjects
ARGENTINA; LA Plata dolphin; LACTATION; CATTLE feeding &; feeds; CALVES; CATTLE nutrition; DOLPHINS; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Aquatic Mammals, 2013, Vol 39, Issue 1, p73
- ISSN
0167-5427
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1578/AM.39.1.2013.73