Pathologic findings and causes of death of stranded cetaceans in the Canary Islands (2006-2012).

This study describes the pathologic findings and most probable causes of death (CD) of 224 cetaceans stranded along the coastline of the Canary Islands (Spain) over a 7-year period, 2006-2012. Most probable CD, grouped as pathologic categories (PCs), was identified in 208/224 (92.8%) examined animal...

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Main Authors: Josué Díaz-Delgado, Antonio Fernández, Eva Sierra, Simona Sacchini, Marisa Andrada, Ana Isabel Vela, Óscar Quesada-Canales, Yania Paz, Daniele Zucca, Kátia Groch, Manuel Arbelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6173391?pdf=render