Vertebral column deformities in white-beaked dolphins from the eastern North Atlantic
Five white-beaked dolphins Lagenorhynchus albirostris with outwardly vertebral kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis or lordosis were identified during a photo-identification survey of over 400 individuals (2002-2013) in Faxaflói and Skjálfandi Bays, Iceland. In addition, 3 stranding reports from Denmark, The Ne...
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ftucl:oai:eprints.ucl.ac.uk.OAI2:1502341 2023-12-24T10:17:52+01:00 Vertebral column deformities in white-beaked dolphins from the eastern North Atlantic Bertulli, CG Galatius, A Kinze, CC Rasmussen, MH Deaville, R Jepson, P Vedder, EJ Sánchez Contreras, GJ Sabin, RC Watson, A 2015-09-17 https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1502341/ eng eng https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1502341/ Diseases of Aquatic Organisms , 116 (1) pp. 59-67. (2015) Vertebral column deformity · Kyphosis · Kyphoscoliosis · Lordosis · White-beaked dolphin · Lagenorhynchus albirostris Article 2015 ftucl 2023-11-27T13:07:31Z Five white-beaked dolphins Lagenorhynchus albirostris with outwardly vertebral kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis or lordosis were identified during a photo-identification survey of over 400 individuals (2002-2013) in Faxaflói and Skjálfandi Bays, Iceland. In addition, 3 stranding reports from Denmark, The Netherlands and the UK were analysed, providing both external observation and post mortem details of axial deviations of the vertebral column in this species. Two of the free-ranging cases and 2 of the stranded specimens appeared to have an acquired disease, either as a direct result of trauma, or indirectly from trauma/wound and subsequent infection and bony proliferation, although we were unable to specifically identify the causes. Our data represent a starting point to understand vertebral column deformations and their implications in white-beaked dolphins from the eastern North Atlantic. We recommend for future necropsy cases to conduct macro- and microscopic evaluation of muscle from both sides of the deformed region, in order to assess chronic or acute conditions related to the vertebral deformations and cause of death. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Lagenorhynchus albirostris North Atlantic White-beaked dolphin Skjálfandi University College London: UCL Discovery Faxaflói ENVELOPE(-22.451,-22.451,64.322,64.322) Skjálfandi ENVELOPE(-17.532,-17.532,66.070,66.070) |
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Vertebral column deformity · Kyphosis · Kyphoscoliosis · Lordosis · White-beaked dolphin · Lagenorhynchus albirostris |
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Vertebral column deformity · Kyphosis · Kyphoscoliosis · Lordosis · White-beaked dolphin · Lagenorhynchus albirostris Bertulli, CG Galatius, A Kinze, CC Rasmussen, MH Deaville, R Jepson, P Vedder, EJ Sánchez Contreras, GJ Sabin, RC Watson, A Vertebral column deformities in white-beaked dolphins from the eastern North Atlantic |
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Vertebral column deformity · Kyphosis · Kyphoscoliosis · Lordosis · White-beaked dolphin · Lagenorhynchus albirostris |
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Five white-beaked dolphins Lagenorhynchus albirostris with outwardly vertebral kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis or lordosis were identified during a photo-identification survey of over 400 individuals (2002-2013) in Faxaflói and Skjálfandi Bays, Iceland. In addition, 3 stranding reports from Denmark, The Netherlands and the UK were analysed, providing both external observation and post mortem details of axial deviations of the vertebral column in this species. Two of the free-ranging cases and 2 of the stranded specimens appeared to have an acquired disease, either as a direct result of trauma, or indirectly from trauma/wound and subsequent infection and bony proliferation, although we were unable to specifically identify the causes. Our data represent a starting point to understand vertebral column deformations and their implications in white-beaked dolphins from the eastern North Atlantic. We recommend for future necropsy cases to conduct macro- and microscopic evaluation of muscle from both sides of the deformed region, in order to assess chronic or acute conditions related to the vertebral deformations and cause of death. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Bertulli, CG Galatius, A Kinze, CC Rasmussen, MH Deaville, R Jepson, P Vedder, EJ Sánchez Contreras, GJ Sabin, RC Watson, A |
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Bertulli, CG Galatius, A Kinze, CC Rasmussen, MH Deaville, R Jepson, P Vedder, EJ Sánchez Contreras, GJ Sabin, RC Watson, A |
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Bertulli, CG |
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Vertebral column deformities in white-beaked dolphins from the eastern North Atlantic |
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Vertebral column deformities in white-beaked dolphins from the eastern North Atlantic |
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Vertebral column deformities in white-beaked dolphins from the eastern North Atlantic |
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Vertebral column deformities in white-beaked dolphins from the eastern North Atlantic |
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Vertebral column deformities in white-beaked dolphins from the eastern North Atlantic |
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vertebral column deformities in white-beaked dolphins from the eastern north atlantic |
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2015 |
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https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1502341/ |
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ENVELOPE(-22.451,-22.451,64.322,64.322) ENVELOPE(-17.532,-17.532,66.070,66.070) |
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Faxaflói Skjálfandi |
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Faxaflói Skjálfandi |
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Iceland Lagenorhynchus albirostris North Atlantic White-beaked dolphin Skjálfandi |
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Iceland Lagenorhynchus albirostris North Atlantic White-beaked dolphin Skjálfandi |
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Diseases of Aquatic Organisms , 116 (1) pp. 59-67. (2015) |
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https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1502341/ |
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