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Prey consumed by Guiana dolphin Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea, Delphinidae) and franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei (Cetacea, Pontoporiidae) in an estuarine environment in southern Brazil

open access: yesIheringia: Série Zoologia, 2012
The present study provides information about the diet of sympatric populations of small cetaceans in the Babitonga Bay estuary. This is the first study on the diet of these species in direct sympatry. The stomach contents of seven Guiana dolphins Sotalia
Marta J. Cremer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dieta de golfinhos e sobreposição trófica com a pesca de arrasto na costa central do Brasil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Com o intuito de quantificar o grau de sobreposição trófica entre golfinhos e a pesca de arrasto na costa central do Brasil, a dieta de golfinhos foi caracterizada e a composição ictiofaunística da captura da pesca de arrasto em Conceição da Barra foi ...
RUPIL, G. M.
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Toxoplasma gondii in cetaceans of Brazil: a histopathological and immunohistochemical survey

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. In cetaceans, T. gondii infection is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Despite the worldwide range and broad cetacean host record of T.
Samira Costa-Silva   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Miscellaneous skin lesions of unknown aetiology in cetaceans from South America. Scientific Committee document SC/60/DW4, International Whaling Commission, June 2008, Santiago, Chile [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
We report on miscellaneous skin diseases or syndromes of unknown aetiology including whitish, velvety lesions (WVL, often associated with unrelated skin injuries, scars and tooth rakes), large, rounded lesions (LRL, large to very large lesions with an ...
Crespo, E.   +12 more
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Phocine distemper Virus: Current knowledge and future directions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Phocine distemper virus (PDV) was first recognized in 1988 following a massive epidemic in harbor and grey seals in north-western Europe. Since then, the epidemiology of infection in North Atlantic and Arctic pinnipeds has been investigated.
Baker, J.D. (Jason)   +29 more
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The marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean: a comparison between EEZ sectors, contrasts and concerns [PDF]

open access: yes
We here provide a synoptic overview and preliminary update of the marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean EEZ based on 279 cetacean sighting and stranding records. The Dutch Caribbean EEZ is composed of two distinct sectors.
Debrot, A.O., Scheidat, M., Witte, R.H.
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Live-captures of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus and unassessed bycatch in Cuban waters: evidence of sustainability found wanting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
In the period 1986-2004, 238 common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus were exported from Cuba, as shown by UNEP/WCMC data, more than 60% of these to facilities in Latin America and the Caribbean, some 32% to Europe and the rest to Canada and Israel.
Carmo, P.   +5 more
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Group size and composition of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) (Van Bénèden, 1864) in the Paranaguá Estuarine Complex, Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
The aim of the present study was to describe the characteristics of Guiana dolphins (S. guianensis) group size and composition in the Paranaguá Estuarine Complex (25° 15' -25° 36' S and 48° 02'-48° 45' W), Paraná State, as well as to verify the existence
MCO. Santos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cetacean Morbillivirus: Current Knowledge and Future Directions

open access: yesViruses, 2014
We review the molecular and epidemiological characteristics of cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) and the diagnosis and pathogenesis of associated disease, with six different strains detected in cetaceans worldwide.
Marie-Françoise Van Bressem   +31 more
doaj   +1 more source

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