Ecotoxicological Characterization of Type C Killer Whales From Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica): Molecular Biomarkers, Legacy, and Emerging Persistent Organic Contaminants

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Panti C., Munoz-Arnanz J., Marsili L., Panigada S., Baini M., Jimenez B., Fossi M. C., Lauriano G.
• Other Authors: Panti, C., Munoz-Arnanz, J., Marsili, L., Panigada, S., Baini, M., Jimenez, B., Fossi, M. C., Lauriano, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: cetacean; dechlorane plus (DP); gene expression; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); PPAR; protein expression; qRT- PCR; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; Ross Sea; McMurdo Sound; Terra Nova Bay; Mario Zucchelli; Antarc*; Antarctica; Killer Whale; Killer whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11365/1204497; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.818370; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.818370/full

Among killer whale forms, type C is a fish-eating form and is the most common in the Ross Sea. In the austral summer 2015, a study was conducted to evaluate the toxicological hazard these marine mammals face in the Antarctic ecosystem. Seven biopsy samples were collected from adult individuals (five...