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Record #98399:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) fatally poisoned by dinoflagellate toxin / Joseph R. Geraci, and 6 others.
Title: | Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) fatally poisoned by dinoflagellate toxin / Joseph R. Geraci, and 6 others. |
Author(s): | Geraci, Joseph R. |
Date: | 1989. |
In: | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. (1989.), Vol. 46(11) (1989) |
Abstract: | Argues that whales are particularly sensitive to saxitoxin (STX). Findings challenge common perceptions of manner in which planktonic toxins move through food chain, and offers new insights into natural morality and strandings of marine ammals. |
Notes: | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Vol. 46(11) :1895-1898 (1989). |
Keywords: | 599.511 -- Balaenopteridae: Megaptera novaeangliae. 574.523 -- Food chains and networks, aquatic. 574.583 -- Plankton. 502.55(204) -- Pollution, water. 615.9 -- Toxic substances in foods. 64 -- Domestic science. H6 -- Zoology: mammals. |
SPRI record no.: | 98399 |
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