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Marine mammals stranded in the Azores during 1990-91
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Durante 1990-91 foram registados nos Açores sete arrojamentos de mamíferos marinhos. As espécies arrojadas foram: Megaptera novaeangliae (baleia de bossas), Balaenoptera borealis? (rorqual nortenho), Physeter macrocephalus (cachalote), Globicephala macrorhynchus (baleia piloto tropical), Stenella frontalis (golfinho pintado) e Stenella coeruleoalba (golfinho listado). A morfometria externa dos exemplares arrojados, bem como os níveis de mercúrio de três deles são aqui fornecidos. Os arrojamentos de M. novaengliae, B. borealis e S. frontalis são registados pela primeira vez nos Açores.
ABSTRACT: Seven stranding is of marine mammals were recorded in the Azores during 1990-91. The species involved were: Megaptera novaeangliae (humpback whale), Balaenoptera borealis? (sei whale), Physeter macrocephalus (sperm whale), Globicephala macrorhynchus (short-finned pilot whale), Stenella frontalis (spotted dolphin) and Stenella coeruleoalba (striped dolphin). External measurements of the stranded specimens are reported as well as the mercury levels in the muscle tissue of three of them. These are the first stranding is recorded from the Azores of M. novaengliae, B. borealis and S. frontalis.
ABSTRACT: Seven stranding is of marine mammals were recorded in the Azores during 1990-91. The species involved were: Megaptera novaeangliae (humpback whale), Balaenoptera borealis? (sei whale), Physeter macrocephalus (sperm whale), Globicephala macrorhynchus (short-finned pilot whale), Stenella frontalis (spotted dolphin) and Stenella coeruleoalba (striped dolphin). External measurements of the stranded specimens are reported as well as the mercury levels in the muscle tissue of three of them. These are the first stranding is recorded from the Azores of M. novaengliae, B. borealis and S. frontalis.
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Mamífero Marinho Açores Marine Mammal Azores
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GONÇALVES, João M., Leonor GALHARDO & João BRUM (1992). Marine mammals stranded in the Azores during 1990-91. "Arquipélago. Boletim da Universidade dos Açores: Ciências da Natureza", 10: 113-118.