Mercury, Cortisol, and Blood Biomarkers in Adult Female Northern Elephant Seals from 2011 to 2021

Publication Date

2023-04-05

Start Date

2011-01-02

End Date

2021-06-01

Peterson, S.H., Ackerman, J.T., Holser, R.R., McDonald, B.I., Costa, D.P., and Crocker, D.E., 2023, Mercury, cortisol, and blood biomarkers in adult female northern elephant seals from 2011 to 2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KJ7LWT.

Type: Related Primary Publication

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Data were collected in order to examine relationships between mercury, cortisol, and blood biomarkers (thyroid hormones, adaptive and innate immune markers, and reproductive hormones) in adult female northern elephant seals at four different life history states (early breeding, late breeding, early molting, and late molting).

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• USGS Western Ecological Research Center

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