Analysis of epibiont data in relation with the Debilitated Turtle Syndrome of sea turtles in Chelonia mydas and Lepidochelys olivacea from Concepción coast, Chile

Analysis of epibiont data in relation with the Debilitated Turtle Syndrome of sea turtles in Chelonia mydas and Lepidochelys olivacea from Concepción coast, Chile

Epibionts on the surface of the skin and shell of a specimen of Chelonia mydas and three Lepidochelys olivacea found floating on the coast of Concepción, Chile, between June 2010 and December 2012, were analyzed. These epibionts were analyzed during the clinical inspection and the tissue changes rel...

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Main Authors: Italo Fernández, Marco Antonio Retamal, Miguel Mansilla, Francisco Yáñez, Víctor Campos, Carlos Smith, Guillermo Puentes, Ariel Valenzuela, Hernán González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2015-11-01
Series:Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
Subjects:
Lepidochelys olivacea
Chelonia mydas
tortugas marinas
epibiontes
costa de Concepción
Chile
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2015000500023&lng=en&tlng=en

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