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Current Research, January 2010

Potential climate change effects on dolphins
Sarasota Bay dolphin health assessment 2009
Collaborative field effort to assess dolphin health near Brunswick, Georgia and Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve
A geographical perspective on bottlenose dolphin contamination
Study focuses on disease known only from dolphins and humans: Lacaziosis project summary
Hearing abilities of bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay
Impact of viral diseases on bottlenose dolphins
Lungworms in dolphins: New findings about a common threat

Previous Research

Bottlenose dolphin health assessments in Sarasota Bay
Persistent organic pollutants in bottlenose dolphins
The prevalence and progression of lobomycosis in Sarasota Bay dolphins
Total circulating antibody levels and eosinophil counts are higher in the Sarasota Bay dolphin community than in managed collection population
Two novel dolphin viruses: Parainfluenza and Enterovirus
Effects of red tide on dolphins, sea turtles and sea birds
Blubber deposition during development in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins: balancing disparate roles of insulation and locomotion
Hearing abilities of bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay
Persistent organohalogen contaminants in Sarasota Bay’s bottlenose dolphins
Effects of mercury on Sarasota’s bottlenose dolphins
Dolphin health and human health
Effects of red tide on dolphins, sea turtles, and sea birds
Studies of dolphin milk composition
Recording the thermal behavior of wild dolphins
Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Events occurring at record levels
Health assessment research in Sarasota Bay
Investigating bottlenose dolphin health along the Florida panhandle, at the site of a series of Unusual Mortality Events
Brominated flame retardants in bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay
Trace element homogeneity in bottlenose dolphin ski
Health assessment projects in Sarasota Bay and St. Joseph Bay, Florida
Health assessment modelling
Microorganisms in bottlenose dolphins
Humoral immune function of bottlenose dolphins: establishing baseline parameters
Immune system function of bottlenose dolphins
Organic environmental contaminants in bottlenose dolphins
Emerging organic contaminants in bottlenose dolphins from Sarasota Bay
Non-lethal monitoring of trace elements in Sarasota Bay bottlenose dolphins
Mercury and Selenium: A contaminant and nutrient interaction assessment
Investigating the thermal response of Sarasota Bay dolphins to changing environmental temperatures
Evaluating bottlenose dolphin health from breath samples
Health Assessment Modeling and Effects of Environmental Contaminants
Emerging Contaminants in Bottlenose Dolphins from Sarasota Bay
Mercury and Selenium: A Contaminant and Nutrient Interaction Assessment
Dolphin Immunology Research
Fatty Acids in Bottlenose Dolphins
Humoral Immune Function of Bottlenose Dolphins: Establishing Baseline Parameters
Investigating the Thermal Response of Sarasota Bay Dolphins to Changing Environmental Temperatures
Effects of Red Tide Toxin on Bottlenose Dolphins
Bottlenose Dolphin Population Health Assessments
What Can Dolphin Exhalations Tell Us About Their Health and Reproduction?
Integrating Life History, Health, and Reproductive Success Data to Examine Potential Relationships with Organochlorine Contaminants for Bottlenose Dolphins in Sarasota Bay

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