Stranding of a pregnant dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) in Utila, Honduras

Authors

  • Eric Angel Ramos The Graduate Center, City University of New York Fundación Internacional para la Naturaleza y la Sostenibilidad http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4803-3170
  • Andrea P. Izaguirre Luque Kanahau Utila Research and Conservation Facility
  • Luis Herrera Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras en el Valle de Sula
  • Edoardo Antúnez Bay Islands Conservation Association
  • Tom W. Brown Kanahau Utila Research and Conservation Facility
  • Nataly Castelblanco-Martínez Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad de Quintana Roo, Departamento de Ciencias e Ingeniería Fundación Internacional para la Naturaleza y la Sostenibilidad http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3229-8406

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5597.00258

Keywords:

Strandings, Kogia, Life History

Abstract

This short communication presents details on a stranding of a pregnant dwarf sperm whale in Honduras.

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Published

2020-08-04

How to Cite

Ramos, E. A., Izaguirre Luque, A. P., Herrera, L., Antúnez, E., Brown, T. W., & Castelblanco-Martínez, N. (2020). Stranding of a pregnant dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) in Utila, Honduras. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 15(1), 25-29. https://doi.org/10.5597.00258

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Short Communications

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