Stranding of pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps (de Blainville, 1838), in eastern French Guiana

Authors

  • Amandine Bordin Groupe d’Etude et de Protection des Oiseaux en Guyane (GEPOG), Rémire-Montjoly, French Guiana Réserve Naturelle de l’Ile du Grand-Connétable, Rémire-Montjoly, French Guiana
  • Dabin Willy Observatoire PELAGIS - UMS 3462, Université de La Rochelle/Centre National de la Recherché Scientifique (CNRS), La Rochelle, France
  • Kévin Pineau Groupe d’Etude et de Protection des Oiseaux en Guyane (GEPOG), Rémire-Montjoly, French Guiana Réserve Naturelle de l’Ile du Grand-Connétable, Rémire-Montjoly, French Guiana
  • Jérémie Tribot Groupe d’Etude et de Protection des Oiseaux en Guyane (GEPOG), Rémire-Montjoly, French Guiana Réserve Naturelle de l’Ile du Grand-Connétable, Rémire-Montjoly, French Guiana
  • Mathilde Segers Groupe d’Etude et de Protection des Oiseaux en Guyane (GEPOG), Rémire-Montjoly, French Guiana
  • Jonathan Simon Groupe d’Etude et de Protection des Oiseaux en Guyane (GEPOG), Rémire-Montjoly, French Guiana
  • Margot Vanhoucke Groupe d’Etude et de Protection des Oiseaux en Guyane (GEPOG), Rémire-Montjoly, French Guiana Réserve Naturelle de l’Ile du Grand-Connétable, Rémire-Montjoly, French Guiana
  • Virginie Dos-Reis Kwata NGO, Cayenne, French Guiana
  • Benoît de Thoisy Kwata NGO, Cayenne, French Guiana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5597.00259

Keywords:

Stranding, Anatomy

Abstract

This short communication presents the first stranding record for pygmy sperm whale in French Guiana.

References

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Published

2020-08-04

How to Cite

Bordin, A., Willy, D., Pineau, K., Tribot, J., Segers, M., Simon, J., Vanhoucke, M., Dos-Reis, V., & de Thoisy, B. (2020). Stranding of pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps (de Blainville, 1838), in eastern French Guiana. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 15(1), 30-32. https://doi.org/10.5597.00259

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Short Communications

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