Technical report on the Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) unusual mortality event within the Swan Canning Riverpark, June-October 2009
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Holyoake, C., Finn, H., Stephens, N., Duignan, P., Salgado, C., Smith, H., Bejder, L., Linke, T., Daniel, C., Lo, H.N., Ham, G.S., Moiler, K., Allen, S., Bryant, K. and McElligott, D. (2010) Technical report on the Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) unusual mortality event within the Swan Canning Riverpark, June-October 2009. Murdoch University.
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Abstract
This technical report reviews findings from an investigation into the mortalities of six bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in the Swan Canning Riverpark in 2009. The report: (a) describes the epidemiology and pathology of these mortalities; (b) presents background information on the ecology of dolphins in the Swan Canning Riverpark and factors known to affect dolphin health; and (c) discusses the potential role of chemical contaminants in the mortalities. These mortalities were investigated in context of dolphin deaths in the Swan Canning Riverpark prior to 2009 and a series of mortalities of dolphins in the Bunbury area between 2008-10, as well as marine mammal mortality events in other locations.
| Publication Type: | Report |
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| Murdoch Affiliation: | Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences |
| Publisher: | Murdoch University |
| Notes: | Report to the Swan River Trust |
| URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/9369 |
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