A case study of monofilament line entanglement in a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): entanglement, disentanglement, and subsequent death

A case study of monofilament line entanglement in a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): entanglement, disentanglement, and subsequent death

Abstract Background Free-ranging common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) can become entangled in fishing line and other marine debris. Infrequently, dolphins can be successfully disentangled, released back into the wild, and later examined postmortem to better understand the pathology and lo...

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Main Authors: Wendy Marks, Steve Burton, Elizabeth Stratton, Eric Zolman, George Biedenbach, Annie Page-Karjian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Odontocete
Maxilla
Monofilament
Fisheries interaction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-020-02436-x

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