The stranding of a suckling calf of Common Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) on the coast near Salerno (Campania, Southern Italy) is reported. The molecular analysis of a partial sequence of the mitochondrial DNA control region shows that the animal bore a haplotype identical to haplotype Ba169 considered as typical of individuals from North Atlantic population. Historical data and our results suggest the possibility that the Mediterranean Sea might be a potential calving or nursery ground for this species.
Haplotype characterization of a stranded common minke whale calf (Balaenoptera acutorostrata lacépède, 1804): Is the mediterranean sea a potential calving or nursery ground for the species? / Maio, Nicola; Giovannotti, Massimo; CAPUTO BARUCCHI, Vincenzo; Petraccioli, Agnese; Pollaro, Francesco; Guarino, Fabio Maria; Splendiani, Andrea; De Stasio, Roberta; Odierna, Gaetano. - In: HYSTRIX. - ISSN 0394-1914. - ELETTRONICO. - 27:2(2016). [10.4404/hystrix-27.2-11661]
Haplotype characterization of a stranded common minke whale calf (Balaenoptera acutorostrata lacépède, 1804): Is the mediterranean sea a potential calving or nursery ground for the species?
GIOVANNOTTI, Massimo;CAPUTO BARUCCHI, Vincenzo;SPLENDIANI, Andrea;
2016-01-01
Abstract
The stranding of a suckling calf of Common Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) on the coast near Salerno (Campania, Southern Italy) is reported. The molecular analysis of a partial sequence of the mitochondrial DNA control region shows that the animal bore a haplotype identical to haplotype Ba169 considered as typical of individuals from North Atlantic population. Historical data and our results suggest the possibility that the Mediterranean Sea might be a potential calving or nursery ground for this species.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
