Fin whale collision in the Canary islands: a pathological study

• Main Authors: Méndez, Mariña, Espinosa De Los Monteros Y Zayas, Antonio, Arbelo Hernández, Manuel Antonio, Andrada Borzollino, Marisa Ana, Bernaldo De Quirós Miranda, Yara, Fernández Rodríguez, Antonio Jesús
• Other Authors: BU-VET
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: 310907 Patología; Las Palmas; Balaenoptera physalus; Fin whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/124518

Collisions between large vessels and cetaceans have only recently been fully recognized as a source of anthropogenic mortality and injury, and they need to be assessed and quantified. A pathological diagnosis of the primary cause of death is not always easy, as most of the carcasses are found in a v...