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Aquatic Mammals - A Historical Perspective

Dr. Dan Odell on his Career, Mentors & Marine Mammals

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Today, I am going to revisit a conversation that I had in 2008, with a senior member of the marine mammal science community, Dr. Dan Odell. Dr. Odell’ s Expertise is natural history and biology of cetaceans and manatees in the southeastern United States and cetacean mass stranding phenomena. Dr. Odell’s species of special interest include the Florida manatee, bottlenose dolphin, dwarf and pygmy sperm whales, and killer whales. Reproduction and growth of captive cetaceans is another focus of his study as well as the biology of the bottlenose dolphin in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida.

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