Baleen glucocorticoid, progesterone, and androgen metabolite concentrations in 4 female and 3 male south right whales stranded along the South African coastline

This data sheet contains glucocorticoid, progesterone and androgen concentrations from baleen of 4 female and 3 male southern right whales between 1987 and 2016. This study aimed to assess glucocorticoid concentrations in baleen of southern right whales. First, a validation study was conducted using five different assays (the data to the validation is included in the master data sheet). Pregnancy was chosen as a stressors to cause a possible elevation in the glucocorticoid concentration. After an appropriate assay was chosen the baleen was processed for glucocorticoid concentration. A baseline was calculated (the baseline was set at 1.5SD) and longitudinal profiles were constructed using R-studio. The profiles were assessed for any patterns that might appear. The research used data from two previous ethically approved UP studies (the data to those studies are also included in the master data sheet).

本数据集涵盖1987年至2016年间4头雌性、3头雄性南露脊鲸的鲸须中糖皮质激素、孕激素与雄激素浓度数据。本研究旨在评估南露脊鲸鲸须内的糖皮质激素浓度。首先，研究采用5种不同检测方法开展验证研究，相关验证数据已收录于主数据表中。研究选择妊娠作为可引发糖皮质激素浓度潜在升高的应激源。选定适宜的检测方法后，对鲸须样本进行处理以测定其糖皮质激素浓度。研究计算了基线值（基线设定为1.5倍标准差），并通过R-studio构建纵向剖面，对剖面中可能出现的各类模式进行评估分析。本研究使用了两项此前已通过伦理审批的UP研究的数据，上述两项研究的相关数据亦收录于主数据表中。