Veterinary Record (2001)
Sera from 58 odontocetes taken in fisheries off Peru in 1993 to 1995 and from 24-cetaceans stranded along the Spanish coast of the Mediterranean in 1997 to 1999 were tested…
A preliminary analysis of recent captures of small cetaceans in Peru and Chile
Van Waerebeek, Koen; Van Bressem, Marie-Françoise; Alfaro-Shigueto, Joanna; Sanino, Gian Paolo; Montes, David; Ontón, Karina
Scientific Committee Meeting Documents (1999)
Limited monitoring of 30 fishing ports on the central and northern Peruvian coast, from 03º29’S to 14º10’S, in the period 1995-99, yielded evidence of small cetacean exploitation in 25 ports…
Marine mammal sensory systems
Wartzok, D.; Ketten, D. R.
Biology of Marine Mammals (1999)
(...) In this chapter, we discuss marine mammal audition, vision, chemoreception, tactile sensation, and magnetic detection. We begin with an overview of the basic aspects of sensory receptor systems, and…
A review of virus infections of cetaceans and the potential impact of morbilliviruses, poxviruses and papillomaviruses on host population dynamics
Van Bressem, M. F.; Van Waerebeek, K.; Raga, J. A.
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (1999)
Viruses belonging to 9 families have been detected in cetaceans. We critically review the clinical features, pathology and epidemiology of the diseases they cause. Cetacean morbillivirus (family Paramyxoviridae) induces a…
Evidence for infanticide in bottlenose dolphins: an explanation for violent interactions with harbour porpoises?
Patterson, I. A. P.; Reid, R. J.; Wilson, B.; Grellier, K.; Ross, H. M.; Thompson, P. M.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (1998)
Most harbour porpoises found dead on the north–east coast of Scotland show signs of attack by sympatric bottlenose dolphins, but the reason(s) for these violent interactions remains unclear. Post–mortem examinations…
Serological evidence of morbillivirus infection in small cetaceans from the Southeast Pacific
Van Bressem, Marie-Françoise; Van Waerebeek, Koen; Fleming, Martin; Barrett, Thomas
Veterinary Microbiology (1998)
The presence of morbillivirus-specific serum antibodies was examined by an indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) and virus neutralization tests in serum samples from 30 dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus), 8…
Composition of the incidental kill of cetaceans in two California gillnet fisheries: 1990-1995
Chivers, S. J.; Robertson, K. M.; Henshaw, M. D.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1997)
In July 1990, an observer program was established to collect data on the bycatch of the drift and set gillnet fisheries operating off the coast of California. These data are…
Mortality of dolphins and porpoises in coastal fisheries off Peru and southern Ecuador in 1994
Van Waerebeek, Koen; Van Bressem, Marie-Françoise; Félix, Fernando; Alfaro-Shigueto, Joanna; García-Godos, Aquiles; Chávez-Lisambart, Laura; Ontón, Karina; Montes, David; Bello, Ruth
Biological Conservation (1997)
Of 722 cetaceans captured mostly in multi-filament gillnets and landed at Cerro Azul, central Peru, in 87 days during January–August 1994, 82.7% were dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus, 12.6% Burmeister's porpoise…
Genital and lingual warts in small cetaceans from coastal Peru
Van Bressem, M. F.; Van Waerebeek, K.; Piérard, G. E.; Desaintes, C.
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (1996)
We report on genital warts in dusky dolphins Lagenorhynchus obscurus, long-snouted common dolphins Delphinus capensis, bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus and Burmeister's porpoises Phocoena spinipinnis caught in fisheries off central Peru.…
Violent interactions between bottlenose dolphins and harbour porpoises
Ross, H. M.; Wilson, B.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (1996)
The majority (63%) of harbour porpoises stranded around the Moray Firth, Scotland, died from trauma characterized by multiple skeletal fractures and damaged internal organs. Surface injuries consisted of skin cuts…