CEPAVE   05420
CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLOGICOS Y DE VECTORES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Main histologic findings in Southern Right Whales beached at Península Valdés, Argentina
Autor/es:
MCALOOSE D.; UHART M.; CHIRIFE A.; MOHAMED N; POZZI L.; MUSMECI L.; FRANCO M.; SIRONI M.; ROWNTREE V.J.
Lugar:
Quebec
Reunión:
Conferencia; WDA International Conference; 2011
Institución organizadora:
Wildlife Disease Association
Resumen:
Between June 2003 and December 2010, 423 southern right whale (SRW) deaths were recorded at or near Península Valdés, Argentina with peaks in 2007 (n=83), 2008 (n=96), and 2009 (n=80). These represent the highest, consistent, recorded mortalities in a baleen whale species relative to population size. Most (88%) of the dead whales were young, first-year calves (Fig. 1). Gross necropsy and sample collection for histology was performed as part of ongoing efforts to establish a cause for these deaths.