Cetacean Morbillivirus-Associated Pathology: Knowns and Unknowns [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 The present minireview deals with the pathology of Cetacean Morbillivirus (CeMV) infection in free-ranging cetaceans. In this respect, while classical CeMV-associated lesions were observed in the lung, brain and lymphoid tissues from striped dolphins ...
Giovanni eDi Guardo, Sandro eMazzariol
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Molecular investigation of endoparasites of marine mammals (Cetacea: Mysticeti, Odontoceti) in the Western Mediterranean [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionWhales, dolphins, and porpoises are susceptible to infections by protozoan and metazoan parasites.MethodsIn this study, tissue samples, as well as flatworms and roundworms, were collected from a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus),
Nicolas R. Specht +10 more
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Visual lateralization in wild striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in response to stimuli with different degrees of familiarity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Apart from findings on both functional and motor asymmetries in captive aquatic mammals, only few studies have focused on lateralized behaviour of these species in the wild.
Marcello Siniscalchi +4 more
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First report of three different parasite species in two dolphin species stranded on the coast of Portugal [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeUnderstanding the dynamics of the interaction of marine parasites with their hosts, especially in terms of diversity, distribution and pathogenicity can be of great importance in a Global Change era.
João T. Cruz +9 more
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Long-term trends of epibionts reflect Mediterranean striped dolphin abundance shifts caused by morbillivirus epidemics. [PDF]
J Anim EcolThis original research piece demonstrates, through empirical and theoretical modelling approaches, that the epibionts of striped dolphins indicate dolphin abundance shifts caused by epidemics of dolphin morbillivirus (DMV). In addition, we provide the first SIR model to investigate the epidemiology of DMV in western Mediterranean striped dolphins ...
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PLoS ONE, 2022 The genus Stenella is comprised of five species occurring in all oceans. Despite its wide distribution, genetic diversity information on these species is still scarce especially in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean.
Drienne Messa Faria +12 more
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Model-Based Distribution and Abundance of Three Delphinidae in the Mediterranean
Animals, 2020 Monitoring of Delphinidae species population patterns in the Mediterranean Sea was carried out in a sequence of surveys employing different approaches.
Grigorios Karamitros +5 more
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The European Zoological Journal, 2021 The knowledge of demographic traits such as longevity, growth rates and age at sexual maturity is crucial for understanding the structure of a population in its natural environment and implementing appropriate strategies for its management and ...
F. M. Guarino +12 more
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Back to Water: Signature of Adaptive Evolution in Cetacean Mitochondrial tRNAs [PDF]
, 2016 The mitochondrion is the power plant of the eukaryotic cell, and tRNAs are the fundamental components of its translational machinery. In the present paper, the evolution of mitochondrial tRNAs was investigated in the Cetacea, a clade of Cetartiodactyla ...
Cozzi, Bruno +4 more
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Neurobrucellosis in Stranded Dolphins, Costa Rica
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 Ten striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, stranded along the Costa Rican Pacific coast, had meningoencephalitis and antibodies against Brucella spp. Brucella ceti was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of 6 dolphins and 1 fetus. S.
Gabriela Hernández-Mora +9 more
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