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| Mariani,Daniela Bueno; Guimarães,Juliana Plácido; Batista,Renata Guedes; Brum,Andrei; Groch,Kátia Regina; Díaz-Delgado,Josué; Parente,Jociery Einhardt Vergara. |
| ABSTRACT: The Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) is a small odontocete distributed from Santa Catarina state, Brazil, to Honduras. Although it is currently considered “near threatened” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, considerable knowledge on health and disease aspects of this species has been gained over the last decade. The main threats for the species are represented by multiple anthropic factors. Guiana dolphins feed on a variety of taxa, primarily teleosts, crustaceans, and cephalopods. Herein, we reported a case of severe laryngeal displacement and esophageal impaction with ulceration associated with a deglutted adult leatherjacket (Oligoplites sp.). This fish species is not a common prey item of Guiana dolphins’ diet. Severe... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Deglutition; Larynx; Cetacean; Pathology; Predator-prey interaction; Impaction; Esophageal ulcer. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782020000200550 |
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