Preliminary ecotoxicological data on C type killer whale (Orcinus orca) from Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica): Molecular biomarkers and persistent organic contaminants

• Main Authors: PANTI, CRISTINA, BAINI, MATTEO, MARSILI, LETIZIA, Simone, Panigada, Juan, Muñoz Arnanz, Begoña, Jiménez, FOSSI, MARIA CRISTINA, Giancarlo, Lauriano
• Other Authors: Luís Freitas and Cláudia Ribeiro, Panti, Cristina, Baini, Matteo, Marsili, Letizia, Fossi, MARIA CRISTINA
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; Ross Sea; McMurdo Sound; Terra Nova Bay; Mario Zucchelli; Antarc*; Antarctica; Killer Whale; Orca; Orcinus orca; Killer whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11365/991305

Among killer whale forms, the type C is a fish eating form and the most common in the Ross Sea. In the austral summer 2015 a study to evaluate the toxicological hazard C type killer whale faces in the Antarctic ecosystem was conducted in Terra Nova Bay. Seven biopsy samples were collected from adult...