First record of a white rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) off West Africa including notes on rough-toothed dolphin surface behaviour [PDF]
In June 2009, a white rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) calf was photographed in a group of at least 50 dolphins in the southern Gulf of Guinea, 95 nauticol miles off the Gabon coast (01°45'S 007°29'E), West Africa. Reports of unusually pigmented
Boer, M.N., de
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Epidemiological characteristics of skin disorders in cetaceans from South American waters [PDF]
We document the macroscopic phenotypic characteristics (relative size, location, pattern, colour, extension), prevalence and evolution of five types of skin disorders of unknown aetiology, including ‘green-brown plaques’ (GBP), ‘orange patches’ (OPA ...
Echegaray, M. +8 more
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Guiana Dolphin Unusual Mortality Event and Link to Cetacean Morbillivirus, Brazil
During November–December 2017, a mass die-off of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Molecular and pathologic investigations on 20 animals indicated that cetacean morbillivirus played a major role.
Kátia R. Groch +10 more
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A preliminary overview of skin and skeletal diseases and traumata in small cetaceans from South American waters [PDF]
We succinctly review and document new cases of diseases of the skin and the skeletal system and external traumata in cetaceans from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Venezuela.
Avila, I.C. +23 more
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Ecological niche models (ENMs) predict where species can occur in accordance with environmental factors. Suitability maps are generated through models to identify habitats more or less adapted to the species.
Aline de Jesus Lobo +3 more
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Este trabalho faz uma análise etnoecológica da captura acidental de golfinhos das espécies Pontoporiablainvillei e Sotalia guianensis pela pesca artesanal na Baía da Babitonga (Santa Catarina).
Luciana Pinheiro, Marta Cremer
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TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE GENUSSOTALIA: SPECIES LEVEL RANKING FOR “TUCUXI” (SOTALIA FLUVIATILIS) AND “COSTERO” (SOTALIA GUIANENSIS) DOLPHINS [PDF]
AbstractDolphins of the genusSotaliaare found along the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts of Central and South America and in the Amazon River and most of its tributaries. At present, the taxonomy of these dolphins remains unresolved. Although five species were described in the late 1800s, only one species is recognized currently (Sotalia fluviatilis) with
Caballero, S. +10 more
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Revisão das Informações do Boto-Cinza (Sotalia guinensis) na Costa Brasileira
Os cetáceos, como o golfinho Sotalia guianensis (boto-cinza), são animais marinhos cujas populações vem diminuindo devido aos impactos antrópicos em seus ambientes.
Karina Farina, Marcelo Rennó Braga
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Toxoplasmosis in a Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) from Paraná, Brazil
This study describes toxoplasmosis in a by caught Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guinensis) from Paranaguá Bay, Paraná, Brazil. Interstitial pneumonia, multisystemic arteritis, multifocal adrenalitis and hepatitis were the primary lesions observed. These tissues had moderate to severe necrosis and mononuclear cells infiltration usually surrounded by ...
Gonzáles-Viera, Omar Antonio +7 more
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What's in a voice? Dolphins do not use voice cues for individual recognition [PDF]
Fieldwork for this study was funded by Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Grossman Family Foundation, Dolphin Quest, Inc., NOAA Fisheries, Disney, the Office of Naval Research, Morris Animal Foundations Betty White Wildlife Rapid Response Fund, the
Janik, Vincent M. +2 more
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