Lipid Status of Gray Whales Eschrichtius robustus in the Piltun Feeding Area

Dokl Biol Sci. 2020 Jul;493(1):141-146. doi: 10.1134/S0012496620040043. Epub 2020 Sep 7.

Abstract

For the first time, the relationship of lipid and fatty acid composition with individual, gender and age characteristics of the gray whale Eschrichtius robustus in the Piltun feeding area is shown using the methods of biochemical analysis.

Keywords: fatty acids; lipids; western gray whales.

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / chemistry*
  • Adipose Tissue / metabolism
  • Age Factors
  • Animal Migration
  • Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Animals
  • Fatty Acids / analysis
  • Fatty Acids / chemistry
  • Female
  • Food Chain
  • Lipids / analysis*
  • Lipids / chemistry
  • Male
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Skin / chemistry
  • Whales / physiology*

Substances

  • Fatty Acids
  • Lipids