Mercury concentrations in wild humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) sampled in the Colombian Pacific and in Antarctic Peninsula
"The G stock of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) conducts one of the longest cetacean migration from Antarctic Peninsula (feeding area) to the Southeast Pacific (breeding and calving area), being exposed to several pollutants such as mercury, which has been previously reported in the An...
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ftunivlosandes:oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/39623 2024-06-09T07:39:44+00:00 Mercury concentrations in wild humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) sampled in the Colombian Pacific and in Antarctic Peninsula Angel Romero, Paula Andrea Luna Acosta, Andrea Barragán Barrera, Dalia Carolina Caballero Gaitán, Susana Josefina 2017 24 hojas application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1992/39623 eng eng Universidad de los Andes Biología Facultad de Ciencias Departamento de Biología http://hdl.handle.net/1992/39623 u806931.pdf instname:Universidad de los Andes reponame:Repositorio Institucional Séneca repourl:https://repositorio.uniandes.edu.co/ Al consultar y hacer uso de este recurso, está aceptando las condiciones de uso establecidas por los autores. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 instname:Universidad de los Andes reponame:Repositorio Institucional Séneca Mercurio Ballenas jorobadas Contaminantes Bioacumulación Toxicología veterinaria Biología Trabajo de grado - Pregrado info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_7a1f http://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aa Text http://purl.org/redcol/resource_type/TP 2017 ftunivlosandes 2024-05-14T23:31:50Z "The G stock of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) conducts one of the longest cetacean migration from Antarctic Peninsula (feeding area) to the Southeast Pacific (breeding and calving area), being exposed to several pollutants such as mercury, which has been previously reported in the Antarctic. In order to assess the mercury concentration in skin and blubber of Humpback whales from the G stock, samples were collected in the Antarctic Peninsula (2015, n=15) and in the Colombian Pacific (Choco Province) (2015, n=14; 2016, n=42). Total mercury concentrations ([THg]) were measured by atomic absorption spectrometry (AMA-454, Altec). Results revealed significant differences in [THg] by tissue type in the same individual (n=22; p<0.05)." "El stock G de ballenas jorobadas (Megaptera novaeangliae) realiza una de las migraciones de cetáceos más largas desde la Península Antártica (área de alimentación) hacia el Pacífico sudeste (área de cría y parto), exponiendose a varios contaminantes como el mercurio, que se ha reportado anteriormente en el Antártico. Para evaluar la concentración de mercurio en la piel y la grasa de las ballenas jorobadas del stock G, se tomaron muestras en la Península Antártica (2015, n = 15) y en el Pacífico colombiano (Chocó) (2015, n = 14; 2016 , n = 42). Las concentraciones totales de mercurio ([THg]) se midieron mediante espectrometría de absorción atómica (AMA-454, Altec). Los resultados revelaron diferencias significativas en [THg] por tipo de tejido en el mismo individuo (n = 22; p<0.05)."Tomado del Formato de Documento de Grado Biólogo Pregrado Bachelor Thesis Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antártica Megaptera novaeangliae Repositorio institucional Séneca Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ballenas ENVELOPE(-64.167,-64.167,-65.183,-65.183) Largas ENVELOPE(-61.198,-61.198,-62.689,-62.689) Mercurio ENVELOPE(-63.658,-63.658,-64.985,-64.985) Pacific Sudeste ENVELOPE(-60.516,-60.516,-62.988,-62.988) The Antarctic |
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"The G stock of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) conducts one of the longest cetacean migration from Antarctic Peninsula (feeding area) to the Southeast Pacific (breeding and calving area), being exposed to several pollutants such as mercury, which has been previously reported in the Antarctic. In order to assess the mercury concentration in skin and blubber of Humpback whales from the G stock, samples were collected in the Antarctic Peninsula (2015, n=15) and in the Colombian Pacific (Choco Province) (2015, n=14; 2016, n=42). Total mercury concentrations ([THg]) were measured by atomic absorption spectrometry (AMA-454, Altec). Results revealed significant differences in [THg] by tissue type in the same individual (n=22; p<0.05)." "El stock G de ballenas jorobadas (Megaptera novaeangliae) realiza una de las migraciones de cetáceos más largas desde la Península Antártica (área de alimentación) hacia el Pacífico sudeste (área de cría y parto), exponiendose a varios contaminantes como el mercurio, que se ha reportado anteriormente en el Antártico. Para evaluar la concentración de mercurio en la piel y la grasa de las ballenas jorobadas del stock G, se tomaron muestras en la Península Antártica (2015, n = 15) y en el Pacífico colombiano (Chocó) (2015, n = 14; 2016 , n = 42). Las concentraciones totales de mercurio ([THg]) se midieron mediante espectrometría de absorción atómica (AMA-454, Altec). Los resultados revelaron diferencias significativas en [THg] por tipo de tejido en el mismo individuo (n = 22; p<0.05)."Tomado del Formato de Documento de Grado Biólogo Pregrado |
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Luna Acosta, Andrea Barragán Barrera, Dalia Carolina Caballero Gaitán, Susana Josefina |
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Angel Romero, Paula Andrea |
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Angel Romero, Paula Andrea |
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Angel Romero, Paula Andrea |
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Mercury concentrations in wild humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) sampled in the Colombian Pacific and in Antarctic Peninsula |
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Mercury concentrations in wild humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) sampled in the Colombian Pacific and in Antarctic Peninsula |
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Mercury concentrations in wild humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) sampled in the Colombian Pacific and in Antarctic Peninsula |
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Mercury concentrations in wild humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) sampled in the Colombian Pacific and in Antarctic Peninsula |
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Mercury concentrations in wild humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) sampled in the Colombian Pacific and in Antarctic Peninsula |
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mercury concentrations in wild humpback whales (megaptera novaeangliae) sampled in the colombian pacific and in antarctic peninsula |
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Universidad de los Andes |
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2017 |
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ENVELOPE(-64.167,-64.167,-65.183,-65.183) ENVELOPE(-61.198,-61.198,-62.689,-62.689) ENVELOPE(-63.658,-63.658,-64.985,-64.985) ENVELOPE(-60.516,-60.516,-62.988,-62.988) |
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Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ballenas Largas Mercurio Pacific Sudeste The Antarctic |
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Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ballenas Largas Mercurio Pacific Sudeste The Antarctic |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antártica Megaptera novaeangliae |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antártica Megaptera novaeangliae |
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