Plastic debris ingested by a rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis, stranded alive in northeastern Brazil

An adult male rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis, stranded alive on Poço da Draga Beach, Fortaleza, Ceará State, northeastern Brazil. The animal was unable to swim, was visibly emaciated, and died while being transported to the AQUASIS rehabilitation facilities. During the necropsy, two plasti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Helen Maria Duarte do Rego Barros, Ana Carolina Oliveira de Meirelles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2007-03-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume201/p127a131.pdf

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