Analysis of Cookiecutter shark Isistius spp. (Squaliformes; Dalatiidae) bites in cetaceans (Mammalia; Cetacea) on the Bahia coast, northeastern Brazil

Analysis of Cookiecutter shark Isistius spp. (Squaliformes; Dalatiidae) bites in cetaceans (Mammalia; Cetacea) on the Bahia coast, northeastern Brazil

Few studies have registered signs of mutilation on cetaceans in Brazil, especially from shark attacks. This work describes interactions between cookiecutter sharks Isistius spp. and cetaceans through the analysis of bite records for cetacean carcasses washed ashore on the Bahia coast between 1996 an...

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Main Authors: Cláudio L. S. Sampaio, Rodrigo Maia-Nogueira, José de Anchieta Cintra da Costa Nunes, Janete Gomes Abrão Oliveira, Luciano Raimundo Alardo Souto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2007-03-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
Isistius spp.
mutilations
Cetacean
Bahia
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume201/p19a25.pdf

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