Anomalous colouration in an Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) from southeastern Brazil.

Authors

  • Liliane Lodi Instituto Aqualie Avenida Dr. Paulo Japiassu Coelho, 714 - Sala 206 Juiz de Fora – Minas Gerais – Brasil 36033-310
  • Monica Borobia 11-5915 Vedder Road Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada V2R 1C3

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14210/bjast.v17n2.pNB1-3

Abstract

This note report the first published account of atypical colouration condiction known as pied or piebald for the Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis).  The opportunistic sighting was made at close range between Cabo de São Tomé and Cabo Frio Campos Basin, southeastern Brazil, approximately 60 km offshore. It is important to publish observations about pigmentation disorders so that a proper assessment and further insights into the ecological and physiological implications of this condition in cetaceans can be evaluated in the future.

Author Biographies

Liliane Lodi, Instituto Aqualie Avenida Dr. Paulo Japiassu Coelho, 714 - Sala 206 Juiz de Fora – Minas Gerais – Brasil 36033-310

Pesquisadora associada do Instituto Aqualie. àrea de atuação: Ecologia e conservação de mamíferos marinhos

Monica Borobia, 11-5915 Vedder Road Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada V2R 1C3

Consultora do Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)

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Published

2013-12-22

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Short Notes

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