Abstract
Developmental stability of the community of striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833), that died during the Mediterranean epizootic of 1990 was compared with that of the population prior to and after the epizootic, to assess whether animals that died were the developmentally less stable individuals in the population. Significantly higher levels of fluctuating asymmetry (FA) were found in those individuals that died. Tissue levels of organochlorine pesticide residues and PCBs were determined and the correlation between contaminant concentration and FA was tested. No correlations were found between the contaminant level and FA. (C) 2000 The Linnean Society of London.
Originalsprog | Udefineret/Ukendt |
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Tidsskrift | Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |
Vol/bind | 71 |
Udgave nummer | 1 |
Sider (fra-til) | 61-70 |
Antal sider | 10 |
ISSN | 0024-4066 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 1 sep. 2000 |
Udgivet eksternt | Ja |