Question: You are studying a small population of river dolphins that live in a river that also receives run…
Show transcribed image text You are studying a small population of river dolphins that live in a river that also receives runoff/spillage from a metal yard/metal manufacturing plant (ie., they use a lot of heavy metals in their processing!). There is regular mortality of the dolphins every spring. Outline a study plan by which you will attempt to determine/assess the load of heavy metals in the river dolphins. What would be your research plan to assess whether there has been any health effects related to the metals? What biomarkers, if any, are available to get a first assessment of the animals' response/reactivity to the metals? If you wanted to look at reproduction specifically, how would you go about this?
You are studying a small population of river dolphins that live in a river that also receives runoff/spillage from a metal yard/metal manufacturing plant (ie., they use a lot of heavy metals in their processing!). There is regular mortality of the dolphins every spring. Outline a study plan by which you will attempt to determine/assess the load of heavy metals in the river dolphins. What would be your research plan to assess whether there has been any health effects related to the metals? What biomarkers, if any, are available to get a first assessment of the animals' response/reactivity to the metals? If you wanted to look at reproduction specifically, how would you go about this?
