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J. L. Mons

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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in wild dolphins from the Spanish Mediterranean coast.

2004

Although Toxoplasma gondii infection has been found occasionally in cetaceans, little is known of the prevalence of antibodies to T. gondii in wild dolphins. Antibodies to T. gondii were determined in serum samples from 58 dolphins stranded in the Spanish Mediterranean coast. Modified agglutination test was used to determine T. gondii antibodies, and a titer of 1:25 was considered indicative of T. gondii infection. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 4 of 36 striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), in 2 of 4 common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), in 4 of 7 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), and in 1 harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Antibodies were not found in 9 Risso's dolphin…

DolphinsZoologyAntibodies ProtozoanPhocoenaAnimals WildStenella coeruleoalbaDelphinus delphisPorpoisesPilot whaleSeroepidemiologic Studiesbiology.animalAgglutination Testsparasitic diseasesMediterranean SeaSeroprevalenceAnimalsGrampus griseusEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsbiologyEcologyToxoplasma gondiibiology.organism_classificationToxoplasmosis AnimalSpainParasitologyhuman activitiesToxoplasmaPorpoise
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Study of the first reported nest of loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, in the Spanish Mediterranean coast

2002

We summarize all the data of nest placement, incubation period, emergence of hatchlings and nest study of the first reported nesting event of a loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta (Reptilia: Cheloniidae) in the Spanish Mediterranean coast. The nest was laid in a beach of Almería province (south-east Spain) in July 2001. The incubation period was 58 days. Forty-two hatchlings emerged from a total of 97 eggs laid. Future beach surveys will determine whether this is a sporadic nesting event or whether loggerheads nest frequently in these coasts.

Mediterranean climatePlagebiologyAquatic Sciencebiology.organism_classificationLoggerhead sea turtlelaw.inventionFisheryMediterranean seaGeographyNestlawCheloniidaeTurtle (robot)HatchlingJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
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