Multidisciplinary studies on a sick-leader syndrome-associated mass stranding of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) along the Adriatic coast of Italy
Mass strandings of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are rare in the Mediterranean Sea. Nevertheless, in 2014 a pod of 7 specimens stranded alive along the Italian coast of the Central Adriatic Sea: 3 individuals died on the beach after a few hours due to internal damages induced by prolonged re...
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ftunivsiena:oai:usiena-air.unisi.it:11365/1058891 2024-04-14T08:18:24+00:00 Multidisciplinary studies on a sick-leader syndrome-associated mass stranding of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) along the Adriatic coast of Italy Mazzariol, Sandro Centelleghe, Cinzia Cozzi, Bruno Povinelli, Michele Marcer, Federica Ferri, Nicola Di Francesco, Gabriella Badagliacca, Pietro Profeta, Francesca Olivieri, Vincenzo Guccione, Sergio Cocumelli, Cristiano Terracciano, Giuliana Troiano, Pasquale Beverelli, Matteo Garibaldi, Fulvio Podestà, Michela Marsili, Letizia Fossi, Maria Cristina Mattiucci, Simonetta Cipriani, Paolo De Nurra, Daniele Zaccaroni, Annalisa Rubini, Silva Berto, Daniela de Quiros, Yara Beraldo Fernandez, Antonio Morell, Maria Giorda, Federica Pautasso, Alessandra Modesto, Paola Casalone, Cristina Di Guardo, Giovanni Mazzariol, Sandro Centelleghe, Cinzia Cozzi, Bruno Povinelli, Michele Marcer, Federica Ferri, Nicola Di Francesco, Gabriella Badagliacca, Pietro Profeta, Francesca Olivieri, Vincenzo Guccione, Sergio Cocumelli, Cristiano Terracciano, Giuliana Troiano, Pasquale Beverelli, Matteo Garibaldi, Fulvio Podestà, Michela Marsili, Letizia Fossi, Maria Cristina Mattiucci, Simonetta Cipriani, Paolo De Nurra, Daniele Zaccaroni, Annalisa Rubini, Silva Berto, Daniela de Quiros, Yara Beraldo Fernandez, Antonio Morell, Maria Giorda, Federica Pautasso, Alessandra Modesto, Paola Casalone, Cristina Di Guardo, Giovanni 2018 ELETTRONICO http://hdl.handle.net/11365/1058891 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29966-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-29966-7 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/30068967 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000440411900026 volume:8 issue:1 journal:SCIENTIFIC REPORTS http://hdl.handle.net/11365/1058891 doi:10.1038/s41598-018-29966-7 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85050986932 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-29966-7 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftunivsiena https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29966-7 2024-03-21T16:04:55Z Mass strandings of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are rare in the Mediterranean Sea. Nevertheless, in 2014 a pod of 7 specimens stranded alive along the Italian coast of the Central Adriatic Sea: 3 individuals died on the beach after a few hours due to internal damages induced by prolonged recumbency; the remaining 4 whales were refloated after great efforts. All the dead animals were genetically related females; one was pregnant. All the animals were infected by dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) and the pregnant whale was also affected by a severe nephropathy due to a large kidney stone. Other analyses ruled out other possible relevant factors related to weather conditions or human activities. The results of multidisciplinary post-mortem analyses revealed that the 7 sperm whales entered the Adriatic Sea encountering adverse weather conditions and then kept heading northward following the pregnant but sick leader of the pod, thereby reaching the stranding site. DMV infection most likely played a crucial role in impairing the health condition and orientation abilities of the whales. They did not steer back towards deeper waters, but eventually stranded along the Central Adriatic Sea coastline, a real trap for sperm whales. Article in Journal/Newspaper Physeter macrocephalus Università degli Studi di Siena: USiena air Scientific Reports 8 1 |
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Mass strandings of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are rare in the Mediterranean Sea. Nevertheless, in 2014 a pod of 7 specimens stranded alive along the Italian coast of the Central Adriatic Sea: 3 individuals died on the beach after a few hours due to internal damages induced by prolonged recumbency; the remaining 4 whales were refloated after great efforts. All the dead animals were genetically related females; one was pregnant. All the animals were infected by dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) and the pregnant whale was also affected by a severe nephropathy due to a large kidney stone. Other analyses ruled out other possible relevant factors related to weather conditions or human activities. The results of multidisciplinary post-mortem analyses revealed that the 7 sperm whales entered the Adriatic Sea encountering adverse weather conditions and then kept heading northward following the pregnant but sick leader of the pod, thereby reaching the stranding site. DMV infection most likely played a crucial role in impairing the health condition and orientation abilities of the whales. They did not steer back towards deeper waters, but eventually stranded along the Central Adriatic Sea coastline, a real trap for sperm whales. |
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Mazzariol, Sandro Centelleghe, Cinzia Cozzi, Bruno Povinelli, Michele Marcer, Federica Ferri, Nicola Di Francesco, Gabriella Badagliacca, Pietro Profeta, Francesca Olivieri, Vincenzo Guccione, Sergio Cocumelli, Cristiano Terracciano, Giuliana Troiano, Pasquale Beverelli, Matteo Garibaldi, Fulvio Podestà, Michela Marsili, Letizia Fossi, Maria Cristina Mattiucci, Simonetta Cipriani, Paolo De Nurra, Daniele Zaccaroni, Annalisa Rubini, Silva Berto, Daniela de Quiros, Yara Beraldo Fernandez, Antonio Morell, Maria Giorda, Federica Pautasso, Alessandra Modesto, Paola Casalone, Cristina Di Guardo, Giovanni |
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Mazzariol, Sandro Centelleghe, Cinzia Cozzi, Bruno Povinelli, Michele Marcer, Federica Ferri, Nicola Di Francesco, Gabriella Badagliacca, Pietro Profeta, Francesca Olivieri, Vincenzo Guccione, Sergio Cocumelli, Cristiano Terracciano, Giuliana Troiano, Pasquale Beverelli, Matteo Garibaldi, Fulvio Podestà, Michela Marsili, Letizia Fossi, Maria Cristina Mattiucci, Simonetta Cipriani, Paolo De Nurra, Daniele Zaccaroni, Annalisa Rubini, Silva Berto, Daniela de Quiros, Yara Beraldo Fernandez, Antonio Morell, Maria Giorda, Federica Pautasso, Alessandra Modesto, Paola Casalone, Cristina Di Guardo, Giovanni |
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Mazzariol, Sandro Centelleghe, Cinzia Cozzi, Bruno Povinelli, Michele Marcer, Federica Ferri, Nicola Di Francesco, Gabriella Badagliacca, Pietro Profeta, Francesca Olivieri, Vincenzo Guccione, Sergio Cocumelli, Cristiano Terracciano, Giuliana Troiano, Pasquale Beverelli, Matteo Garibaldi, Fulvio Podestà, Michela Marsili, Letizia Fossi, Maria Cristina Mattiucci, Simonetta Cipriani, Paolo De Nurra, Daniele Zaccaroni, Annalisa Rubini, Silva Berto, Daniela de Quiros, Yara Beraldo Fernandez, Antonio Morell, Maria Giorda, Federica Pautasso, Alessandra Modesto, Paola Casalone, Cristina Di Guardo, Giovanni Multidisciplinary studies on a sick-leader syndrome-associated mass stranding of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) along the Adriatic coast of Italy |
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Multidisciplinary studies on a sick-leader syndrome-associated mass stranding of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) along the Adriatic coast of Italy |
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Multidisciplinary studies on a sick-leader syndrome-associated mass stranding of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) along the Adriatic coast of Italy |
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Multidisciplinary studies on a sick-leader syndrome-associated mass stranding of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) along the Adriatic coast of Italy |
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Multidisciplinary studies on a sick-leader syndrome-associated mass stranding of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) along the Adriatic coast of Italy |
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Multidisciplinary studies on a sick-leader syndrome-associated mass stranding of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) along the Adriatic coast of Italy |
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