Pathological Findings in Cetaceans Sporadically Stranded Along the Chilean Coast

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Alvarado-Rybak, M., Toro, F., Abarca, P., Paredes E., Español-Jiménez, S., Seguel, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
• Subjects: Burmesteir’s porpoise; cetaceans; Chile; mortality; pathology; stranding; Sandy Beach; Jiménez; Alvarado; Balaenoptera physalus; Orca; Orcinus orca; Southern Right Whale; Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/19994; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00684

Indexación: Scopus. Chile has one of the largest coastlines in the world with at least 50% of the world cetacean species occurring within its jurisdictional waters. However, little is known regarding the health status and main causes of death in cetaceans off continental Chile. In this report, we su...