Cardiomyopathy and myocardial degeneration in stranded Pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and Dwarf (Kogia sima) Sperm Whales

Cardiomyopathy (CMP) has been documented as a disease associated with stranded pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (Kogia sima) sperm whales in the United States and Asia. In this study, hearts from 27 pygmy and two dwarf sperm whales stranded in the coastal U.S. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico from 1999 to 2006 were analyzed. Gross and microscopic examinations were conducted according to a standardized protocol designed to ensure systematic examination of tissue and data recording.

This article was published by the European Association for Aquatic Mammals http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/ and may be cited as Bossart, Gregory D., George Hensley, Juli D. Goldstein, Kenny Kroell, Charles A. Manire, R. H. Defran, and John S. Reif (2007) Cardiomyopathy and Myocardial Degeneration in Stranded Pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and Dwarf (Kogia sima) Sperm Whales, Aquatic Mammals 33(2) 214‐222, DOI: 10.1578/AM.33.2.2007.214

Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1662.

Date Backup

2007

Date Text

2007

DOI

10.1578/AM.33.2.2007.214

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2007

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FADT1925740

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single unit

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Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

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Bossart, Gregory D.

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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1925740