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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Autores: Meirelles, Ana Carolina Oliveira de, Choi, Katherine Fiedler, Oliveira, Mardônio Silva de
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
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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.