Blubber biopsy in common bottlenose dolphins using a novel biopsy puncher: Evaluation of the impact on living individuals and possibility of applications in cetacean research

• Published in: Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology Vol. 341; no. 5; pp. 499 - 508
• Main Authors: Funasaka, Noriko, Suzuki, Miwa, Hosono, Masayuki, Shindo, Hideaki, Kawamura, Keiko, Inamori, Daiki, Yoshioka, Motoi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Biopsy - methods; Biopsy - veterinary; blubber biopsy; Bottle-Nosed Dolphin; dolphins; Female; Male; minimally invasive; puncher; Skin - pathology; Wound Healing; wound healing; blubber biopsy; dolphins; minimally invasive; puncher

Biopsy has recently become a preferred protocol for sampling the skin and blubber of many cetacean species, although it is desirable to collect as minimally invasive as possible. Here, the effect of biopsy sampling on the captive common bottlenose dolphins was evaluated by analyzing the process of w...