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Genetic diversity of coastal bottlenose dolphins revealed by structurally and functionally diverse hemoglobins.
Gene - 15 Aug 2007
Remington Nicole, Stevens Robert D, Wells Randall S, Holn Aleta, Dhungana Suraj, Taboy Celine H, Crumbliss Alvin L, Henkens Robert, Bonaventura Celia
Abstract excerpt
Studies of structure-function relationships in the respiratory proteins of marine mammals revealed unexpected variations in the number and types of hemoglobins (Hbs) present in coastal bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus. We obtained blood samples from free-ranging coastal bottlenose dolphins as a component of capture-release studies. We found that the oxygen-binding functions of bottlenose dolphin blood are...
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