Marine debris ingestion and the use of diagnostic imaging in sea turtles: A review

Worldwide, sea turtles are affected by anthropic waste. Animals, unable to differentiate anthropic waste from food, ingest this waste from their surroundings. After ingestion, the waste may cause a digestive tract blockage, thereby compromising the feeding and digestion capacity of the turtles, caus...

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Main Authors: Radan Elvis Matias de Oliveira, Fernanda Loffler Niemeyer Attademo, Carlos Eduardo Bezerra de Moura, Helio Noberto de Araujo Junior, Herson da Silva Costa, Carlos Eduardo Vale Reboucas, Flavio Jose de Lima Silva, Moacir Franco de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2020-12-01
Series:Veterinární Medicína
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Online Access:https://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/vet-202012-0001_marine-debris-ingestion-and-the-8239-use-of-8239-diagnostic-imaging-in-8239-sea-turtles-a-review.php