These posts are about the tools and techniques developed, perfected and implemented by the SDRP to study wild dolphin populations.
Using X-Rays to Estimate Dolphin Age
Nadine Slimak2020-10-28T15:47:08+00:00X-ray images (radiographs) of human hands have been used for decades as a method of confirming age by examining the predictable chronological changes occurring to the growth plates of each bone. We wanted to know if using X-rays of dolphin flippers could provide the same information. The goal is to establish a non-invasive method of determining