Ecotoxicological Characterization of Type C Killer Whales From Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica): Molecular Biomarkers, Legacy, and Emerging Persistent Organic Contaminants

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Cristina Panti, Juan Muñoz-Arnanz, Letizia Marsili, Simone Panigada, Matteo Baini, Begoña Jiménez, Maria Cristina Fossi, Giancarlo Lauriano
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: cetaceans; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); dechlorane plus (DP); gene expression; qRT- PCR; protein expression; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; Ross Sea; McMurdo Sound; Terra Nova Bay; Mario Zucchelli; Antarc*; Antarctica; Killer Whale; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.818370; https://doaj.org/article/b556db3511314f2c8deda7b4dab517a5

Among killer whale forms, type C is a fish-eating form and is the most common in the Ross Sea. In the austral summer 2015, a study was conducted to evaluate the toxicological hazard these marine mammals face in the Antarctic ecosystem. Seven biopsy samples were collected from adult individuals (five...