First reported stranding of a dwarf minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata (lacépède, 1804), on the coast of Ceará, Northeastern, Brazil
This paper reports the first stranding of a dwarf minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, in the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. The animal stranded in advanced state of decomposition on Tabuba Beach (03º38’08”S, 38º42’21”W) on July, 2005. The specimen identification was based on the analyses...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2011 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) |
| Repositório: | Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/19238 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/19238 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Cetáceo - Ceará Baleia |
| Resumo: | This paper reports the first stranding of a dwarf minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, in the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. The animal stranded in advanced state of decomposition on Tabuba Beach (03º38’08”S, 38º42’21”W) on July, 2005. The specimen identification was based on the analyses of skull morphological features and morphometrical characters. This is the second documented record of a dwarf minke whale stranding in latitudes lower than 05º00’S. |
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