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1. Molecular Diagnosis of Cetacean Morbillivirus in Beaked Whales Stranded in the Canary Islands (1999–2017)

Author:
Idaira Felipe-Jiménez; Antonio Fernández; Manuel Arbelo; Simone Segura-Göthlin; Ana Colom-Rivero; Cristian M. Suárez-Santana; Jesús De La Fuente; Eva Sierra
Source:
Veterinary sciences 2022 v.9 no.3 pp. -
ISSN:
2306-7381
Subject:
Cetacean morbillivirus; RNA; Stenella coeruleoalba; die-off; dolphins; epizootic diseases; males; nucleotide sequences; phosphoproteins; phylogeny; surveys; Atlantic Ocean; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... A retrospective survey for detecting the cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) was carried out in beaked whales (BWs) stranded in the Canary Islands (1999–2017). CeMV is responsible for causing worldwide epizootic events with the highest mass die-offs in cetaceans, although the epidemic status of the Canarian Archipelago seems to be that of an endemic situation. A total of 319 tissue samples from 55 BWs ( ...
DOI:
10.3390/vetsci9030121

2. Nocardiosis in Free-Ranging Cetaceans from the Central-Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Contiguous Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Pablo Díaz-Santana; Antonio Fernández; Josue Díaz-Delgado; Ana Isabel Vela; Lucas Domínguez; Cristian Suárez-Santana; Raquel Puig-Lozano; Carolina Fernández-Maldonado; Eva Sierra; Manuel Arbelo
Source:
Animals 2022 v.12 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Cetacean morbillivirus; Nocardia farcinica; Nocardia otitidiscaviarum; Stenella coeruleoalba; Tursiops truncatus; central nervous system; dolphins; genes; geographical distribution; kidneys; liver; lungs; lymph; nocardiosis; silver; Atlantic Ocean; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... We report the pathologic features of nocardiosis in five free-ranging delphinids from the Canary Islands and Andalusia, namely four striped dolphins (Stenella coerulealba) and one bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). All animals had a multiorgan (disseminated) pattern of infection involving suppurative to pyogranulomatous and thromboembolic lesions in two or more organs. Most affected organs w ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani12040434

3. Age estimation and growth of striped dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba stranded along the coasts of south-western Italy

Author:
F. M. Guarino; F. Di Nocera; G. Galiero; D. Iaccarino; S. Giglio; E. Madeo; F. Pollaro; M. Mezzasalma; I. Iavarone; G. Odierna; A. Petraccioli; N. Maio; C. H. Lockyer
Source:
The European zoological journal 2021 v.88 no.1 pp. 417-424
ISSN:
2475-0263
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; age determination; anthropogenic activities; coasts; females; growth curves; growth models; longevity; males; mortality; population structure; progeny; sexual maturity; Italy; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... The knowledge of demographic traits such as longevity, growth rates and age at sexual maturity is crucial for understanding the structure of a population in its natural environment and implementing appropriate strategies for its management and conservation. Based on counts of growth layer groups in sections of decalcified teeth using the paraffin technique, we estimated the age and growth of 25 in ...
DOI:
10.1080/24750263.2021.1892218

4. Alkenones in oceanic odontocetes as a potential proxy of environmental water temperature

Author:
Diego Rita; Asunción Borrell; Alex Aguilar
Source:
Ecological indicators 2021 v.122 pp. 107240
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Haptophyta; Stenella coeruleoalba; Tursiops truncatus; blubber; dolphins; plankton; trophic levels; variance; water temperature
Abstract:
... The alkenones C₃₇:₂ and C₃₇:₃ are produced exclusively by some haptophyte species. Their relative proportion (Uᵏ’₃₇ index) may be used to infer the water temperature where the synthesising haptophyte lived. Alkenones have been analysed in sediments, planktonic communities and in the low trophic level, filter-feeding fin whales. However, it is unclear whether they can be detected in animals exploit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107240

5. Assessment of cetacean–fishery interactions in the marine food web of the Gulf of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Central Mediterranean Sea)

Author:
Roberto Carlucci; Francesca Capezzuto; Giulia Cipriano; Gianfranco D’Onghia; Carmelo Fanizza; Simone Libralato; Rosalia Maglietta; Porzia Maiorano; Letizia Sion; Angelo Tursi; Pasquale Ricci
Source:
Reviews in fish biology and fisheries 2021 v.31 no.1 pp. 135-156
ISSN:
0960-3166
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; aquatic food webs; bycatch; coevolution; fish; mortality; predation; prey species; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... The exploitation of fishery resources acts as a driving force on cetaceans both directly, by determining their fishing mortality or injury as by-catch species, and indirectly, through the lowering the availability of their prey. This competitive overlap between fishing and cetaceans often results in inadequate solutions so that in some cases there have been cases of intentional cetacean culling to ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11160-020-09623-x

6. Cetacean Strandings and Museum Collections: A Focus on Sicily Island Crossroads for Mediterranean Species

Author:
Sabrina Lo Brutto; Andrea Calascibetta; Gianni Pavan; Gaspare Buffa
Source:
Diversity 2021 v.13 no.3 pp. -
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; coasts; databases; marine resources; museums; rare species; Italy; Mediterranean Sea; Sardinia; Sicily
Abstract:
... The study examined the extent of the cetacean strandings in Italy, with a particular focus on Sicily Island. The paper aimed to contribute to the description of a pattern that contemplates the “regular and rare” cetacean species passage along the Sicilian coast. The estimate of marine cetacean strandings was extrapolated from the National Strandings Data Bank (BDS—Banca Dati Spiaggiamenti) and eva ...
DOI:
10.3390/d13030104

7. Niche partitioning amongst northwestern Mediterranean cetaceans using stable isotopes

Author:
Asunción Borrell; Manel Gazo; Alex Aguilar; Juan A. Raga; Eduard Degollada; Patricia Gozalbes; Raquel García-Vernet
Source:
Progress in oceanography 2021 v.193 pp. 102559
ISSN:
0079-6611
Subject:
Balaenoptera physalus; Stenella coeruleoalba; Tursiops truncatus; biodiversity; carbon; competitive exclusion; conservation status; dolphins; nitrogen; oceanography; sulfur; trophic levels; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Ten species of cetaceans coexist in the Mediterranean Sea, one of the richest seas in biodiversity and endemisms worldwide. The conservation status of Mediterranean cetaceans has been a concern for many years, particularly due to increasing anthropogenic threats such as global warming and overfishing. We established the stable isotopic niches of carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur for five species of ce ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102559

8. Temporal trends of halogenated and organophosphate contaminants in striped dolphins from the Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Òscar Aznar-Alemany; Berta Sala; Karl J. Jobst; Eric J. Reiner; Asunción Borrell; Àlex Aguilar; Ethel Eljarrat
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.753 pp. 142205
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; biphenyl; decabromodiphenyl ethane; environment; hexabromocyclododecane; muscles; organophosphorus compounds; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... PBDEs, HBCD, novel DBDPE, PBEB and HBB, dechloranes, OPFRs and natural MeO-PBDEs were monitored in muscle of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from the Mediterranean Sea collected in three time periods (1990, 2004–2009 and 2014–2018). PBDEs levels decreased about 60% in under three decades, from 5067 ± 2210 to 2068 ± 2642ngg⁻¹ lw, evidencing the success of their ban. Most PBDEs were found i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142205

9. Assessment of PCDD/Fs, dioxin-like PCBs and PBDEs in Mediterranean striped dolphins

Author:
Francesca Capanni; Juan Muñoz-Arnanz; Letizia Marsili; M. Cristina Fossi; Begoña Jiménez
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2020 v.156 pp. 111207
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; bioaccumulation; blubber; indicator species; marine pollution; risk assessment; toxicology; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... Bio-accumulation of high levels of persistent organic pollutants represent a serious conservation concern for Mediterranean marine odontocetes. In this study, blubber samples from 10 striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded along the Italian coasts during 2015–2016 were analyzed. All specimens showed dl-PCBs > PBDEs ≫ PCDD/Fs. Median concentrations were 1820 ng/g l.w., 456 ng/g l.w. and 2 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111207

10. Evaluating the presence of microplastics in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded in the Western Mediterranean Sea

Author:
O. Novillo; J.A. Raga; J. Tomás
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2020 v.160 pp. 111557
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Stenella coeruleoalba; clothing; dolphins; intestines; marine pollution; microplastics; polyacrylamide; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Litter is a well-known problem for marine species; however, we still know little about the extent to which they're affected by microplastics. In this study, we analyse the presence of this type of debris in Western Mediterranean striped dolphins' intestinal contents over three decades. Results indicated that frequency was high, as 90.5% of dolphins contained microplastics. Of these microplastics, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111557

11. Model-Based Distribution and Abundance of Three Delphinidae in the Mediterranean

Author:
Grigorios Karamitros; Georgios A. Gkafas; Ioannis A. Giantsis; Petros Martsikalis; Menelaos Kavouras; Athanasios Exadactylos
Source:
Animals 2020 v.10 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Delphinus delphis; Stenella coeruleoalba; Tursiops truncatus; chlorophyll; coasts; dominant species; geographical distribution; habitats; longitude; models; prediction; probability; protocols; surface water temperature; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Monitoring of Delphinidae species population patterns in the Mediterranean Sea was carried out in a sequence of surveys employing different approaches. Data from seven-year surveys with small catamaran sailing boats were analyzed under model-based approaches. Density Surface Models were used to produce spatial distribution prediction of three Delphinidae species (Stenella coeruleoalba, Tursiops tr ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani10020260

12. Residency patterns and site fidelity of Grampus griseus (Cuvier, 1812) in the Gulf of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Central-Eastern Mediterranean Sea)

Author:
Roberto Carlucci; Aylin Akkaya Baş; Peggy Liebig; Vito Renò; Francesca Cornelia Santacesaria; Stefano Bellomo; Carmelo Fanizza; Rosalia Maglietta; Giulia Cipriano
Source:
Mammal research 2020 v.65 no.3 pp. 445-455
ISSN:
2199-2401
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; Tursiops truncatus; calves; data collection; dolphins; females; habitats; neonates; philopatry; progeny; surveys; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... The residency pattern and site fidelity of Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus were studied using sightings data collected during standardized vessel-based surveys carried out from 2013 to 2018 in the Gulf of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Central-Eastern Mediterranean Sea). The photo-identification of 91 individuals of G. griseus and the occurrence of re-sighted dolphins up to 8 times provide the evid ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13364-020-00485-z

13. Spatial distribution modelling of striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) at different geographical scales within the EU Adriatic and Ionian Sea Region, central‐eastern Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Marta Azzolin; Antonella Arcangeli; Giulia Cipriano; Roberto Crosti; Rosalia Maglietta; Guido Pietroluongo; Sébastien Saintingan; Arianna Zampollo; Carmelo Fanizza; Roberto Carlucci
Source:
Aquatic conservation 2020 v.30 no.6 pp. 1194-1207
ISSN:
1052-7613
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; computer software; continental shelf; geographical distribution; humans; phytoplankton; statistical analysis; surface water temperature; topography; vulnerable species; Adriatic Sea; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... The striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is one of the most abundant cetaceans of the Mediterranean Sea. Nevertheless, it is ranked as ‘Vulnerable’ by IUCN Red List experts. To implement conservation strategies within the Mediterranean Sea, it is crucial to understand how striped dolphins are distributed at different geographical scales. The present study investigates its distribution within th ...
DOI:
10.1002/aqc.3314

14. Stranded cetaceans warn of high perfluoroalkyl substance pollution in the western Mediterranean Sea

Author:
G. López-Berenguer; R. Bossi; I. Eulaers; R. Dietz; J. Peñalver; R. Schulz; J. Zubrod; C. Sonne; E. Martínez-López
Source:
Environmental pollution 2020 v.267 pp. 115367
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Delphinus delphis; Physeter macrocephalus; Stenella coeruleoalba; Tursiops truncatus; bioaccumulation; coasts; dolphins; environmental fate; food chain; habitats; liver; muscle tissues; muscles; perfluorocarbons; pharmacokinetics; pollution; stable isotopes; toxicity; Mediterranean Sea; Spain
Abstract:
... Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of organohalogenated compounds of environmental concern due to similar characteristics as the well-studied legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that typically show environmental persistence, biomagnification and toxicity. Nevertheless, PFAS are still poorly regulated internationally and in many aspects poorly understood. Here, we studied liver a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115367

15. Trace metals in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded along the Murcia coastline, Mediterranean Sea, during the period 2009–2015.

Author:
E. Martínez-López; J. Peñalver; A. Escriña; L. Lara; M.J. Gens; E. María Dolores; A. Alcaraz; A.J. García-Fernández
Source:
Chemosphere 2019 v.229 pp. 580-588
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; adults; arsenic; cadmium; coasts; lead; liver; mercury; pollutants; selenium; tissues; toxicity; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), selenium (Se) and arsenic (As) concentrations in internal tissues of 72 striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Murcia Region (Mediterranean coastline) have been investigated for the first time. Hg showed the highest concentration, followed by Se, Cd, As and Pb. In general, the levels of metal found in this study were similar to those described in simil ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.214

16. Abundance, activity and critical habitat of the striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba in the Gulf of Taranto (northern Ionian Sea, central Mediterranean Sea)

Author:
Roberto Carlucci; Pasquale Ricci; Giulia Cipriano; Carmelo Fanizza
Source:
Aquatic conservation 2018 v.28 no.2 pp. 324-336
ISSN:
1052-7613
Subject:
European Union; Stenella coeruleoalba; conservation areas; group size; habitat preferences; habitats; humans; kriging; multivariate analysis; prediction; spatial distribution; stakeholders; surveys; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Abundance, density, daily variation in group size, activity and habitat use of the striped dolphin in the Gulf of Taranto (northern Ionian Sea, central Mediterranean Sea) were investigated using data from sightings collected between April 2009 and December 2016 during standardized vessel‐based surveys. Density and abundance were estimated in the survey area by means of conventional distance sampli ...
DOI:
10.1002/aqc.2867

17. Evidence of introgressive hybridization between Stenella coeruleoalba and Delphinus delphis in the Greek Seas

Author:
Aglaia Antoniou; Alexandros Frantzis; Paraskevi Alexiadou; Nefeli Paschou; Nikos Poulakakis
Source:
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2018 v.129 pp. 325-337
ISSN:
1055-7903
Subject:
Delphinus delphis; Stenella coeruleoalba; dolphins; gene flow; genetic markers; habitat destruction; hybrids; interspecific hybridization; introgression; life history; microsatellite repeats; morphs; new species; phylogeny; sympatry; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Natural interspecific hybridization might be more important for the evolutionary history and speciation of animals than previously thought, considering several demographic and life history traits as well as habitat disturbance as factors that promote it. In this aspect, cetaceans comprise an interesting case in which the occurrence of sympatric species in mixed associations provides excellent oppo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2018.09.007

18. Assessing the relationship between cetacean strandings (Tursiops truncatus and Stenella coeruleoalba) and fishery pressure indicators in Sicily (Mediterranean Sea) within the framework of the EU Habitats Directive

Author:
Roberto Crosti; Antonella Arcangeli; Teresa Romeo; Franco Andaloro
Source:
European journal of wildlife research 2017 v.63 no.3 pp. 55
ISSN:
1612-4642
Subject:
European Union; Stenella coeruleoalba; Tursiops truncatus; coasts; conservation status; fisheries; fishing boats; habitats; laws and regulations; mortality; surveys; trawl nets; Mediterranean Sea; Sicily
Abstract:
... Cetacean strandings are a constant phenomenon that occurs on coastlines; mortality is related to several factors but commercial fishing is considered one of the main pressures, in the Mediterranean, that can impact small cetacean species such as common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba). Since all eight species of cetaceans residing in the Mediterra ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10344-017-1111-8

19. Assessing trace elements in striped dolphins from the Strait of Gibraltar: Clues to link the bioaccumulation in the westernmost Mediterranean Sea area and nearest Atlantic Ocean

Author:
Elisa Rojo-Nieto; Carolina Fernández-Maldonado
Source:
Chemosphere 2017 v.170 pp. 41-50
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; arsenic; basins; bioaccumulation; cadmium; dolphins; indicator species; kidneys; liver; marine environment; mercury; muscles; selenium; threatened species; zinc; Atlantic Ocean; Mediterranean Sea; Strait of Gibraltar
Abstract:
... Dolphins are considered sentinel species in the marine environment. The Strait of Gibraltar is the only passage between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, being the transitional region which connects these two basins and one of the most important routes of cetacean migration worldwide. In this work, eight trace elements (TE) were studied in 45 samples of liver, kidney and muscle, from 1 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.009

20. Biogeography and temporal progression during the evolution of striped dolphin population structure in European waters

Author:
Georgios A. Gkafas; Athanassios Exadactylos; Emer Rogan; Juan Antonio Raga; Robert Reid; A. Rus Hoelzel
Source:
Journal of biogeography 2017 v.44 no.12 pp. 2681-2691
ISSN:
0305-0270
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; basins; biogeography; demography; evolution; gene flow; genetic variation; global warming; habitats; microsatellite repeats; population structure; Atlantic Ocean; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... AIM: We investigated the population genetic structure of a highly mobile marine species, the striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833), along a geographical range with habitat transitions and historical dynamics to identify the causes of genetic divergence, and to assess the effect of past climate change on demography and population connectivity. LOCATION: North‐east Atlantic Ocean and ...
DOI:
10.1111/jbi.13079

21. Cetacean Morbillivirus in Odontocetes Stranded along the Central California Coast, USA, 2000–15

Author:
Liliana Serrano; Claire A. Simeone; Kathleen M. Colegrove; Padraig J. Duignan; Tracey Goldstein; Frances M. D. Gulland
Source:
Journal of wildlife diseases 2017 v.53 no.2 pp. 386-392
ISSN:
0090-3558
Subject:
Cetacean morbillivirus; Stenella coeruleoalba; coasts; disease outbreaks; dolphins; hosts; morbidity; mortality; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; viruses; Atlantic Ocean; California; Hawaii; Mediterranean Sea; Pacific Ocean
Abstract:
... Effects of cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) on dolphins vary from causing epidemics to subclinical infections. The former have been documented in the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea but not in the North Pacific Ocean, and the reasons for this are unknown. To explore the distribution of this virus in areas that have not experienced epidemics, we reviewed evidence for morbilliviral infection ...
DOI:
10.7589/2016-09-219

22. Distribution, ecology, and status of the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, in the Mediterranean Sea

Author:
G. Boldrocchi; J. Kiszka; S. Purkis; T. Storai; L. Zinzula; D. Burkholder
Source:
Reviews in fish biology and fisheries 2017 v.27 no.3 pp. 515-534
ISSN:
0960-3166
Subject:
Carcharodon carcharias; Caretta caretta; Stenella coeruleoalba; Thunnus; Tursiops truncatus; Xiphias gladius; basins; diet; ecology; humans; remote sensing; sharks; stomach; summer; temporal variation; tuna; Adriatic Sea; Aegean Sea; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... The occurrence of the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, in the Mediterranean Sea has been reported since the Middle Ages (476–1453). Several studies have documented its presence in various areas of the basin, but no comprehensive review of the distribution and status of this species is available for the area. We compiled a total of 628 white shark records from 476 to 2015. Data suggests that th ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11160-017-9470-5

23. Influence of seasonality on cetacean diversity, abundance, distribution and habitat use in the western Mediterranean Sea: Implications for conservation

Author:
Antonella Arcangeli; Ilaria Campana; Marco A. Bologna
Source:
Aquatic conservation 2017 v.27 no.5 pp. 995-1010
ISSN:
1052-7613
Subject:
Balaenoptera physalus; Physeter macrocephalus; Stenella coeruleoalba; Tursiops truncatus; autumn; basins; data collection; habitat preferences; indicator species; juveniles; migratory behavior; monitoring; seasonal variation; species diversity; spring; summer; surveys; winter; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Cetaceans are key biological indicators of the status of marine waters and are protected under an extensive legislative framework. Research about these highly dynamic species is challenging, so seasonal cycles and patterns of distribution, especially in high sea areas, are still poorly understood. This study contributes to improving knowledge about cetacean occurrence in largely unexplored areas o ...
DOI:
10.1002/aqc.2758

24. Insecticide pyrethroids in liver of striped dolphin from the Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Òscar Aznar-Alemany; Joan Giménez; Renaud de Stephanis; Ethel Eljarrat; Damià Barceló
Source:
Environmental pollution 2017 pp. -
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; adults; bioaccumulation; calves; isomers; juveniles; liver; marine mammals; maturity stage; permethrin; persistent organic pollutants; pyrethrins; sexual maturity; tetramethrin; tissues; Mediterranean Sea; Spain
Abstract:
... Pyrethroid pesticides were analysed in liver of striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) from the Alboran Sea (south of Spain, Mediterranean Sea). The occurrence and bioaccumulation of pyrethroid insecticides in marine mammal tissues from the northern hemisphere had never been determined before. Pyrethroids were detected in 87% of the specimens with a mean total concentration of 300 ng g-1 lw ± 932 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2017.02.060

25. Modeling the spatial distribution of the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) and common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Gulf of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Central-eastern Mediterranean Sea)

Author:
Roberto Carlucci; Carmelo Fanizza; Giulia Cipriano; Chiara Paoli; Tommaso Russo; Paolo Vassallo
Source:
Ecological indicators 2016 v.69 pp. 707-721
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; Tursiops truncatus; basins; biodiversity; coasts; dolphins; ecosystems; environmental assessment; environmental factors; habitat preferences; habitats; humans; models; prediction; surveys; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Although the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is largely based on the establishment of environmental targets and associated proxies to achieve Good Environmental Status (GES), a full suite of ecological indicators for all the ecosystem components is not currently available for ongoing assessment and regular update of GES targets. This is because effective indicators and management act ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.05.035

26. Trace elements in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from the Eastern Mediterranean: A 10-years perspective

Author:
Efrat Shoham-Frider; Oz Goffman; Yehudit Harlavan; Nurit Kress; Danny Morick; Mia Roditi-Elasar; Edna Shefer; Dan Kerem
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2016 v.109 no.1 pp. 624-632
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; arsenic; blubber; cadmium; coasts; copper; dolphins; iron; kidneys; liver; manganese; mercury; muscles; selenium; toxic substances; water pollution; zinc; Mediterranean Sea; Spain
Abstract:
... Concentrations of Hg, Se, Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn and As, in kidney, liver, muscle and blubber from 7 specimens of Stenella coeruleoalba, stranded along the Israeli Mediterranean coast (IMC) from 2006 to 2011 (2011-series) were determined and compared to previous data on S. coeruleoalba from the IMC (2001-series). No differences were observed in essential and toxic elements concentrations, between the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.05.021

27. Retrospective seroepidemiological investigations against Morbillivirus, Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella spp. in cetaceans stranded along the Italian coastline (1998–2014)

Author:
Francesca Profeta; Cristina Esmeralda Di Francesco; Fulvio Marsilio; Walter Mignone; Fabio Di Nocera; Esterina De Carlo; Giuseppe Lucifora; Guido Pietroluongo; Marina Baffoni; Cristiano Cocumelli; Claudia Eleni; Giuliana Terracciano; Nicola Ferri; Gabriella Di Francesco; Cristina Casalone; Alessandra Pautasso; Sandro Mazzariol; Cinzia Centelleghe; Giovanni Di Guardo
Source:
Research in veterinary science 2015 v.101 pp. 89-92
ISSN:
0034-5288
Subject:
Balaenoptera physalus; Brucella; Morbillivirus; Stenella coeruleoalba; Toxoplasma gondii; Tursiops truncatus; blood serum; coasts; health status; mammals; monitoring; neutralizing antibodies; pathogens; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... This study reports the results of seroepidemiological investigations carried out against Morbillivirus, Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella spp. on blood serum samples collected from 70 cetacean specimens found stranded along the Italian coastline between 1998 and 2014. A total number of 23 serum samples (32.8%) obtained from Stenella coeruleoalba, Tursiops truncatus, Balaenoptera physalus and Globicep ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rvsc.2015.06.008

28. Use of epidermis for the monitoring of tissular trace elements in Mediterranean striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba)

Author:
A. Borrell; M. Clusa; A. Aguilar; M. Drago
Source:
Chemosphere 2015 v.122 pp. 288-294
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; bioaccumulation; cadmium; copper; correlation; dolphins; epidermis (animal); kidneys; liver; mercury; monitoring; muscle tissues; selenium; toxicity; zinc; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... Trace elements accumulate in epidermis, liver, kidney and muscle tissues in cetaceans. However, contrarily to internal tissues, epidermis can be sampled using minimally-invasive techniques. We investigate the patterns of trace element tissue concentrations in relation to individual sex and length and the degree of inter-tissue equilibrium between epidermis and the main internal organs of the Medit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.10.080

29. Concentrations of mercury in tissues of striped dolphins suggest decline of pollution in Mediterranean open waters

Author:
A. Borrell; A. Aguilar; V. Tornero; M. Drago
Source:
Chemosphere 2014 v.107 pp. 319-323
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; anthropogenic activities; body length; correlation; dolphins; emissions; kidneys; liver; mercury; pollution control; temporal variation; tissues; water pollution; Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean region; Western European region
Abstract:
... The Mediterranean is a semi-enclosed sea subject to high mercury (Hg) pollution from both natural and anthropogenic sources. With the objective of discerning temporal changes in marine Hg pollution in the oceanic waters of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea, we analysed liver and kidney from striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) collected during 2007–2009 and compared them with previous results ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.12.076

30. Genetic and Morphological Approaches Distinguish the Three Sibling Species of the Anisakis simplex Species Complex, with a Species Designation as Anisakis berlandi n. sp. for A. simplex sp. C (Nematoda: Anisakidae)

Author:
Mattiucci Simonetta; Cipriani Paolo; Webb Stephen C.; Paoletti Michela; Marcer Federica; Bellisario Bruno; Gibson David I.; Nascetti Giuseppe
Source:
Journal of parasitology 2014 v.100 no.2 pp. 199-214
ISSN:
0022-3395
Subject:
Anisakis simplex; Balaenoptera; Bayesian theory; Stenella coeruleoalba; allozymes; body length; data collection; dolphins; genes; host range; hybrids; internal transcribed spacers; mitochondrial DNA; monophyly; morphometry; principal component analysis; ribosomal DNA; sibling species; sympatry; tail; topology; whales; Mediterranean Sea; New Zealand
Abstract:
... Numerous specimens of the 3 sibling species of the Anisakis simplex species complex (A. pegreffii, A. simplex (senso stricto)), and A. simplex sp. C) recovered from cetacean species stranded within the known geographical ranges of these nematodes were studied morphologically and genetically. The genetic characterization was performed on diagnostic allozymes and sequences analysis of nuclear (inter ...
DOI:
10.1645/12-120.1

31. Morphological variation and modularity in the mandible of three Mediterranean dolphin species

Author:
G. Guidarelli; P. Nicolosi; G. Fusco; M. C. de Francesco; A. Loy
Source:
Italian journal of zoology 2014 v.81 no.3 pp. 354-367
ISSN:
1748-5851
Subject:
interspecific variation; Tursiops truncatus; dolphins; morphometry; allometry; least squares; Delphinus; Stenella coeruleoalba; sexual dimorphism; skull; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Geometric morphometric studies of dolphins have traditionally concentrated on the skull, while the mandible and its modularity have been little explored. We investigated the mandible variability and modularity in three strictly related Mediterranean dolphins: Stenella coeruleoalba , Delphinus delphis and Tursiops truncatus . The aims were to describe the interspecific differences in the size and s ...
DOI:
10.1080/11250003.2014.943685

32. Morbillivirus infection in cetaceans stranded along the Italian coastline: Pathological, immunohistochemical and biomolecular findings

Author:
Giovanni Di Guardo; Cristina Esmeralda Di Francesco; Claudia Eleni; Cristiano Cocumelli; Francesco Scholl; Cristina Casalone; Simone Peletto; Walter Mignone; Cristiana Tittarelli; Fabio Di Nocera; Leonardo Leonardi; Antonio Fernández; Federica Marcer; Sandro Mazzariol
Source:
Research in veterinary science 2013 v.94 no.1 pp. 132-137
ISSN:
0034-5288
Subject:
Balaenoptera physalus; Morbillivirus; Stenella coeruleoalba; Toxoplasma gondii; Tursiops truncatus; antigens; brain; calves; coasts; conservation status; disease outbreaks; dogs; dolphins; encephalitis; genome; humans; immunohistochemistry; mixed infection; polymerase chain reaction
Abstract:
... Morbilliviruses are recognized as biological agents highly impacting the health and conservation status of free-ranging cetaceans worldwide, as clearly exemplified by the two Dolphin Morbillivirus (DMV) epidemics of 1990–1992 and 2006–2008 among Mediterranean striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba). After these two epidemics, morbilliviral infection (MI) cases with peculiar neurobiological featur ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.07.030
PubMed:
22921372

33. The Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean marine mammals: Marine Protected Area (MPA) or marine polluted area? The case study of the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)

Author:
Maria Cristina Fossi; Cristina Panti; Letizia Marsili; Silvia Maltese; Giacomo Spinsanti; Silvia Casini; Ilaria Caliani; Stefania Gaspari; Juan Muñoz-Arnanz; Begoña Jimenez; Maria Grazia Finoia
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2013 v.70 no.1-2 pp. 64-72
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; biodiversity; biopsy; case studies; dolphins; genetic markers; genetic variation; statistical models; toxic substances; water pollution; Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean region; Strait of Gibraltar
Abstract:
... The concurrence of man-made pressures on cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea is potentially affecting population stability and marine biodiversity. This needs to be proven for the only pelagic marine protected area in the Mediterranean Sea: the Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals. Here we applied a multidisciplinary tool, using diagnostic markers elaborated in a statistical model to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.02.013

34. Trace elements in tissues of sperm whales stranded along the Italian coast

Author:
Antonio Bellante; Daniela Salvagio Manta; Anna Traina; Giuseppa Buscaino; Gaspare Buffa; Marco Barra; Stella Tamburrino; Salvatore Mazzola; Mario Sprovieri
Source:
Chemistry in ecology 2013 v.29 no.5 pp. 404-414
ISSN:
1029-0370
Subject:
Cephalopoda; Physeter macrocephalus; Stenella coeruleoalba; Tursiops truncatus; anthropogenic activities; arsenic; cadmium; chromium; coasts; copper; data collection; diet; heart; iron; kidneys; lead; lifestyle; liver; mercury; muscles; pollutants; selenium; zinc; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Five sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) stranded along the Italian coast between 2007 and 2009 were analysed for concentrations of trace elements in the muscle, liver, kidney, lung, heart and skin. Essential elements (Zn, Cu, Fe, Cr, As, V and Se) show ranges of variability comparable with the limited data reported in the literature on this species and a homeostatic physiological control. Very ...
DOI:
10.1080/02757540.2013.769972

35. The presence of Brucella ceti ST26 in a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) with meningoencephalitis from the Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Patricia Alba; Giuliana Terracciano; Alessia Franco; Serena Lorenzetti; Cristiano Cocumelli; Gianluca Fichi; Claudia Eleni; Michel S. Zygmunt; Axel Cloeckaert; Antonio Battisti
Source:
Veterinary microbiology 2013 v.164 no.1-2 pp. 158-163
ISSN:
0378-1135
Subject:
Brucella; Stenella coeruleoalba; Toxoplasma gondii; biological hazards; brain; coasts; dolphins; genes; hosts; loci; lungs; lymph nodes; meningoencephalitis; polymerase chain reaction; sequence analysis; Italy; Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... Brucella spp. was isolated from brain, lung and intestinal lymph nodes of a dead adult male striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) found stranded on the Tyrrhenian coast (Tuscany, Italy) of the Mediterranean Sea in February 2012. Brucella spp. was associated with moderate to severe lesions of meningoencephalitis. A co-infection by Toxoplasma gondii was also demonstrated at brain level by means of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.01.023
PubMed:
23419820

36. Contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from the Southeastern Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Maria Maddalena Storelli; Grazia Barone; Roberto Giacominelli-Stuffler; Giuseppe Onofrio Marcotrigiano
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2012 v.184 no.9 pp. 5797-5805
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; adverse effects; blubber; dolphins; females; heart; kidneys; liver; lungs; males; muscle tissues; polychlorinated biphenyls; risk; toxicity; Adriatic Sea; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) including dioxin-like PCBs (non-ortho, PCB 77, PCB 126, and PCB 169 and mono-ortho, PCB 105, PCB 118, and PCB 156) were measured in different organs and tissues (melon, blubber, liver, kidney, lung, heart, and muscle tissue) of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Adriatic Sea). The mean highest levels were ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-011-2382-2
PubMed:
21960363

37. PCBs and DDTs in Stenella coeruleoalba dolphins from the French Mediterranean coastal environment (2007–2009): Current state of contamination

Author:
Emmanuel Wafo; Véronique Risoul; Thérèse Schembri; Véronique Lagadec; Frank Dhermain; Chacha Mama; Henri Portugal
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2012 v.64 no.11 pp. 2535-2541
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
DDE (pesticide); DDT (pesticide); Stenella coeruleoalba; blubber; coasts; dolphins; kidneys; liver; metabolites; muscles; polychlorinated biphenyls; sampling; water pollution; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Organochlorinated compounds including PolyChloroBiphenyles, Dichloro-DiphenylTrichloroethan and metabolites are determinated in Stenella coeruleoalba (n=37) stranded on the french Mediterranean coasts from 2007 till 2009. Studies are carried out on lung, muscle, kidney, liver, and blubber. The sought-after compounds are all detected to variable levels in each tissue and organ. In general, total PC ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.07.034

38. Stranded cetaceans as indicators of mercury pollution in the Mediterranean Sea

Author:
A. Bellante; M. Sprovieri; G. Buscaino; G. Buffa; V. Di Stefano; D. Salvagio Manta; M. Barra; F. Filiciotto; A. Bonanno; C. Giacoma; S. Mazzola
Source:
Italian journal of zoology 2012 v.79 no.1 pp. 151-160
ISSN:
1748-5851
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; Tursiops truncatus; basins; coasts; heart; kidneys; liver; mercury; muscles; pollution; tissues; Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... Concentrations of Hg were determined in tissues (muscle, heart, kidney, lung and liver) of two cetacean species (Stenella coeruleoalba and Tursiops truncatus) stranded along the Italian coasts during the period 2000–2009 and compared with those previously reported by other authors from different areas of the Mediterranean basin. The highest concentrations of Hg were found in liver samples of both ...
DOI:
10.1080/11250003.2011.621072

39. Ecotoxicological diagnosis of striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) from the Mediterranean basin by skin biopsy and gene expression approach

Author:
Cristina Panti; Giacomo Spinsanti; Letizia Marsili; Silvia Casini; Francesco Frati; Maria Cristina Fossi
Source:
Ecotoxicology 2011 v.20 no.8 pp. 1791
ISSN:
0963-9292
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; biomarkers; biopsy; cluster analysis; cytochrome P-450; dolphins; gene expression; genes; messenger RNA; persistent organic pollutants; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; trace elements; transcription (genetics); transcription factors; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Mediterranean cetacean odontocetes are exposed to environmental stress, in particular to persistent organic pollutants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and trace elements. In the present study, the response of “gene-expression biomarkers” was evaluated in Mediterranean striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) skin biopsies collected in three sampling areas: Pelagos sanctuary (Ligurian sea), Ionian ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10646-011-0713-2
PubMed:
21695511

40. Resurgence of Morbillivirus infection in Mediterranean dolphins off the French coast

Author:
Keck, N.; Kwiatek, O.; Dhermain, F.; Dupraz, F.; Boulet, H.; Danes, C.; Laprie, C.; Perrin, A.; Godenir, J.; Micout, L.; Libeau, G.
Source:
Veterinary record 2010 v.166 no.21 pp. 654-655
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
Tursiops truncatus; dolphins; viral diseases of animals and humans; Morbillivirus; wildlife diseases; disease outbreaks; Stenella coeruleoalba; mixed infection; bacterial infections; Photobacterium damselae; France; Mediterranean Sea; Corsica
DOI:
10.1136/vr.b4837

41. The External and Middle Ear of the Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen 1833)

Author:
Sassu, R.; Cozzi, B.
Source:
Anatomia, histologia, embryologia 2007 v.36 no.3 pp. 197-201
ISSN:
0340-2096
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; coasts; dolphins; ears; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... The ear of cetaceans, and especially the middle ear, is very different from that of terrestrial mammals and shows specific adaptations to diving. Our research, performed on six Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded along the Italian coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, concentrated on the morphology of the external and middle ear of this species. We report the findings using a proper Veter ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1439-0264.2006.00750.x
PubMed:
17535352

42. Social kin associations and genetic structuring of striped dolphin populations (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Mediterranean Sea

Author:
GASPARI, STEFANIA; AZZELLINO, ARIANNA; AIROLDI, SABINA; HOELZEL, A. RUS
Source:
Molecular ecology 2007 v.16 no.14 pp. 2922-2933
ISSN:
0962-1083
Subject:
DNA; Stenella coeruleoalba; adults; basins; dolphins; females; kinship; loci; males; microsatellite repeats; social cohesion; Mediterranean Sea; Scotland; Spain; Tyrrhenian Sea
Abstract:
... We investigated hierarchical patterns of genetic subdivision, and assessed kinship within and between social groups of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Tyrrhenian Sea. A total of 165 samples were analysed at eight microsatellite DNA loci, including outgroup samples from the Adriatic, Scotland and Spain for population-level comparisons. We found population genetic structure within th ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03295.x
PubMed:
17614907

43. Histopathological and immunohistochemical studies on cetaceans found stranded on the coast of Italy between 1990 and 1997

Author:
Cornaglia, E.; Rebora, L.; Gili, C.; Di Guardo, G.
Source:
Journal of veterinary medicine 2000 v.47 no.3 pp. 129-142
ISSN:
0931-184X
Subject:
interspecific variation; Tursiops truncatus; immunohistochemistry; parasitoses; surveys; wild animals; Stenella coeruleoalba; incidence; histopathology; Italy; Mediterranean Sea
DOI:
10.1046/j.1439-0442.2000.00268.x
PubMed:
10842462