Fatal predation of oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus (Gempylidae), by a young short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus (Delphinidae)
We found a dead whale (Globicephalus macrorhynchus) whose probable cause of death was an internal injury produced by a 1m-long oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) that had bitten the whale´s stomach from the inside. This is the first record of an oilfish in Mexican Caribbean waters. KEY WORDS Marine mamma...
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Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Cuadernos de investigación UNED |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/268 |