Table 1 Signalment of number of animals and species included in this study and lipid content expressed as percentage of animals showing intramyofibre lipid droplets with the osmium postfixation technique.
From: Comparative histology of muscle in free ranging cetaceans: shallow versus deep diving species
Species | n | IMCL |
|---|---|---|
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) | 3 | 0% |
Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) | 10 | 0% |
Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) | 12 | 41.6% |
Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) | 3 | 0% |
Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) | 11 | 0% |
Fraser’s dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) | 2 | 0% |
Blainville’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) | 3 | 66.7% |
Gervais’ beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus) | 6 | 0% |
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) | 9 | 44.4% |
Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) | 25 | 0% |
Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) | 23 | 0% |
Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) | 2 | 0% |
Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) | 3 | 0% |
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) | 13 | 0% |
Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) | 19 | 52.6% |
