 Beluga Whale
"Beluga Whale" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The species Delphinapterus leucas, in the family Monodontidae, found primarily in the Arctic Ocean and adjoining seas. They are small WHALES lacking a dorsal fin.
| Descriptor ID |
D050643
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.189.865.110
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| Concept/Terms |
Beluga Whale- Beluga Whale
- Beluga Whales
- Delphinapterus leucas
- White Whale
- Whale, White
- Whales, White
- White Whales
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| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Beluga Whale" by people in Profiles.
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Williams R, Lacy RC, Ashe E, Hall A, Plourde S, McQuinn IH, Lesage V. Climate change complicates efforts to ensure survival and recovery of St. Lawrence Estuary beluga. Mar Pollut Bull. 2021 Dec; 173(Pt B):113096.
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Lauderdale LK, Walsh MT, Mitchell KA, Granger DA, Mellen JD, Miller LJ. Health reference intervals and values for common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus), Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), and beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0250332.
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Miller LJ, Lauderdale LK, Walsh MT, Bryant JL, Mitchell KA, Granger DA, Mellen JD. Reference intervals and values for fecal cortisol, aldosterone, and the ratio of cortisol to dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites in four species of cetaceans. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0250331.
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