Pathology and causes of death in stranded humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Brazil

This study describes the pathologic findings of 24 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) found stranded along the Brazilian coast from 2004 to 2016. Eighteen (75%) animals evaluated were found stranded alive. From these, 13 died naturally on shore and five were euthanized. Six died at sea and wer...

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Autores principales: Groch, Kátia Regina, Díaz-Delgado, Josué, Marcondes, Milton C. C., Colosio, Adriana Castaldo, Santos-Neto, Elitieri B., Carvalho, Vítor Luz, Boos, Gisele Silva, Oliveira de Meirelles, Ana Carolina, Ramos, Hernani Gomes da Cunha, Guimarães, Juliana Plácido, Borges, João Carlos Gomes, Vergara-Parente, Jociery Einhardt, St. Leger, Judy A., Fernández, Antonio, Catão-Dias, José Luiz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5955494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29768405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194872

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5955494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29768405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194872

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