Ranging patterns, spatial overlap, and association with dolphin morbillivirus exposure in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the Georgia, USA coast
Abstract During 2013–2015, an outbreak of dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) occurred in the western North Atlantic, which resulted in the stranding of over 1,600 common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) . There are currently five coastal and 10 bay, sound, and estuary dolphin stocks along the U.S....
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crwiley:10.1002/ece3.4727 2024-09-15T18:23:52+00:00 Ranging patterns, spatial overlap, and association with dolphin morbillivirus exposure in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the Georgia, USA coast Balmer, Brian Zolman, Eric Rowles, Teri Smith, Cynthia Townsend, Forrest Fauquier, Deborah George, Clay Goldstein, Tracey Hansen, Larry Quigley, Brian McFee, Wayne Morey, Jeanine Rosel, Patricia Saliki, Jerry Speakman, Todd Schwacke, Lori 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4727 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fece3.4727 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.4727 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ecology and Evolution volume 8, issue 24, page 12890-12904 ISSN 2045-7758 2045-7758 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4727 2024-08-01T04:22:13Z Abstract During 2013–2015, an outbreak of dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) occurred in the western North Atlantic, which resulted in the stranding of over 1,600 common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) . There are currently five coastal and 10 bay, sound, and estuary dolphin stocks along the U.S. Atlantic coast, yet there is very limited understanding of which stocks were exposed to DMV during the recent outbreak, or how DMV was transmitted across stocks. In order to address these questions, information is needed on spatial overlap and stock interactions. The goals of this project were to determine ranging patterns, prevalence of DMV, and spatial overlap of the South Carolina‐Georgia (SC‐GA) Coastal Stock, and adjacent Southern Georgia Estuarine System (SGES) Stock. During September 2015, a health assessment and telemetry study was conducted in which 19 dolphins were captured, tested for antibodies to DMV, and satellite tagged. Dolphins were classified into one of three ranging patterns (Coastal, Sound, or Estuary) based upon telemetry data. Coastal dolphins (likely members of the SC‐GA Coastal Stock) had a significantly higher prevalence of positive DMV antibody titers (0.67; N = 2/3), than Sound and Estuary dolphins (likely members of the SGES Stock) (0.13; N = 2/16). These results suggest that the SC‐GA Coastal Stock may have experienced greater exposure to DMV as compared to the SGES Stock. However, due to the small size of the SGES Stock and its exposure to high levels of persistent contaminants, this stock may be particularly vulnerable to DMV infection in the future. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Wiley Online Library Ecology and Evolution 8 24 12890 12904 |
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Abstract During 2013–2015, an outbreak of dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) occurred in the western North Atlantic, which resulted in the stranding of over 1,600 common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) . There are currently five coastal and 10 bay, sound, and estuary dolphin stocks along the U.S. Atlantic coast, yet there is very limited understanding of which stocks were exposed to DMV during the recent outbreak, or how DMV was transmitted across stocks. In order to address these questions, information is needed on spatial overlap and stock interactions. The goals of this project were to determine ranging patterns, prevalence of DMV, and spatial overlap of the South Carolina‐Georgia (SC‐GA) Coastal Stock, and adjacent Southern Georgia Estuarine System (SGES) Stock. During September 2015, a health assessment and telemetry study was conducted in which 19 dolphins were captured, tested for antibodies to DMV, and satellite tagged. Dolphins were classified into one of three ranging patterns (Coastal, Sound, or Estuary) based upon telemetry data. Coastal dolphins (likely members of the SC‐GA Coastal Stock) had a significantly higher prevalence of positive DMV antibody titers (0.67; N = 2/3), than Sound and Estuary dolphins (likely members of the SGES Stock) (0.13; N = 2/16). These results suggest that the SC‐GA Coastal Stock may have experienced greater exposure to DMV as compared to the SGES Stock. However, due to the small size of the SGES Stock and its exposure to high levels of persistent contaminants, this stock may be particularly vulnerable to DMV infection in the future. |
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Balmer, Brian Zolman, Eric Rowles, Teri Smith, Cynthia Townsend, Forrest Fauquier, Deborah George, Clay Goldstein, Tracey Hansen, Larry Quigley, Brian McFee, Wayne Morey, Jeanine Rosel, Patricia Saliki, Jerry Speakman, Todd Schwacke, Lori |
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Balmer, Brian Zolman, Eric Rowles, Teri Smith, Cynthia Townsend, Forrest Fauquier, Deborah George, Clay Goldstein, Tracey Hansen, Larry Quigley, Brian McFee, Wayne Morey, Jeanine Rosel, Patricia Saliki, Jerry Speakman, Todd Schwacke, Lori Ranging patterns, spatial overlap, and association with dolphin morbillivirus exposure in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the Georgia, USA coast |
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Balmer, Brian Zolman, Eric Rowles, Teri Smith, Cynthia Townsend, Forrest Fauquier, Deborah George, Clay Goldstein, Tracey Hansen, Larry Quigley, Brian McFee, Wayne Morey, Jeanine Rosel, Patricia Saliki, Jerry Speakman, Todd Schwacke, Lori |
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Ranging patterns, spatial overlap, and association with dolphin morbillivirus exposure in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the Georgia, USA coast |
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Ranging patterns, spatial overlap, and association with dolphin morbillivirus exposure in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the Georgia, USA coast |
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Ranging patterns, spatial overlap, and association with dolphin morbillivirus exposure in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the Georgia, USA coast |
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Ranging patterns, spatial overlap, and association with dolphin morbillivirus exposure in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the Georgia, USA coast |
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Ranging patterns, spatial overlap, and association with dolphin morbillivirus exposure in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the Georgia, USA coast |
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ranging patterns, spatial overlap, and association with dolphin morbillivirus exposure in common bottlenose dolphins (tursiops truncatus) along the georgia, usa coast |
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