North Atlantic right whales, Eubalaena glacialis, exposed to paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins via a zooplankton vector, Calanus finmarchicus

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作者
Durbin, Edward [1 ]
Teegarden, Gregory [2 ]
Campbell, Robert [1 ]
Cembella, Allan [3 ]
Baumgartner, Mark F. [4 ]
Mate, Bruce R. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rhode Isl, Grad Sch Oceanog, Narragansett, RI 02882 USA
[2] St Josephs Coll, Standish, ME USA
[3] CNR, Inst Marine Biosci, Halifax, NS, Canada
[4] Oregon State Univ, Coll Ocean & Atmospher Sci, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
关键词
Right whale; Eubalaena; Dinoflagellate; Alexandrium; Zooplankton; Calanus; PSP toxin;
D O I
10.1016/S1568-9883(02)00046-X
中图分类号
Q17 [水生生物学];
学科分类号
071004 ;
摘要
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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