Fat Embolism and Sperm Whale Ship Strikes

Fat Embolism and Sperm Whale Ship Strikes

Strikes between vessels and cetaceans have significantly increased worldwide in the last decades. The Canary Islands archipelago is a geographical area with an important overlap of high cetacean diversity and maritime traffic, including high-speed ferries. Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), curr...

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Main Authors: Marina Arregui, Yara Bernaldo de Quirós, Pedro Saavedra, Eva Sierra, Cristian M. Suárez-Santana, Manuel Arbelo, Josué Díaz-Delgado, Raquel Puig-Lozano, Marisa Andrada, Antonio Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
sperm whale
antemortem
fat embolism
Canary Islands
ship strike
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00379/full

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