Spatiotemporal accumulation of fatal pharyngeal entrapment of flatfish in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the German North Sea
The evolution of a permanent separation of the upper respiratory and digestive tract is one of the adaptions cetaceans evolved for their aquatic life. Generally, it prevents odontocetes from choking on either saltwater or foreign bodies during ingestion under water. Nevertheless, several sporadic si...
Main Authors: | Stephanie Gross, Marco Roller, Holger Haslob, Miguel Grilo, Jan Lakemeyer, Anja Reckendorf, Peter Wohlsein, Ursula Siebert |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2020-10-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/10160.pdf |
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