期刊
HARMFUL ALGAE
卷 1, 期 3, 页码 243-251出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S1568-9883(02)00046-X
关键词
Right whale; Eubalaena; Dinoflagellate; Alexandrium; Zooplankton; Calanus; PSP toxin
资金
- NSF
- NOAA
- ONR
- NASA
- Earth System Science Programs
- Oregon State Marine Mammal Endowment
- National Marine Fisheries Service
The seriously endangered north Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is regularly exposed to the neurotoxins responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) through feeding on contaminated zooplankton acting as a vector of these dinoflagellate toxins. This chronic exposure occurs during several months each summer while the whales are present on their late summer feeding ground in Grand Manan Basin in the lower Bay of Fundy. Based on estimated ingestion rates, we suggest that these toxins could affect respiratory capabilities, feeding behavior, and ultimately the reproductive condition of the whale population. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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