Osteological alterations in the tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis (cetacea, delphinidae)

We present a description of osteological alterations observed in the tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais, 1853) from a sample of 43 specimens. Fractures were the most frequent alterations in the sample (16%), occurring in various regions of the skeleton such as the ribs, hyoid apparatus, transverse...

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Main Authors: Daniela de C. Fettuccia, Vera M. F. da Silva, Paulo C. Simões-Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2013-09-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212013000300007&lng=en&tlng=en