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Defining risk variables causing gas embolism in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) caught in trawls and gillnets

Incidental capture, or ‘bycatch’ in fishing gear is a major global threat to sea turtle populations. A recent study showed that underwater entrapment in fishing gear followed by rapid decompression may cause gas bubble formation within the blood stream (embolism) and tissues leading to organ injury,...

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Autores principales: Fahlman, Andreas, Crespo-Picazo, Jose Luis, Sterba-Boatwright, Blair, Stacy, Brian A., Garcia-Parraga, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5453929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28572687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02819-5