A5054256311- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Marine animal studies overview
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
- Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
2017-2025
Instituto Español de Oceanografía
2013-2023
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2011-2015
Decompression sickness (DCS), as clinically diagnosed by reversal of symptoms with recompression, has never been reported in aquatic breath-hold diving vertebrates despite the occurrence tissue gas tensions sufficient for bubble formation and injury terrestrial animals. Similarly to mammals, sea turtles manage exchange decompression through anatomical, physiological, behavioral adaptations. In former group, DCS-like lesions have observed on necropsies following disturbance such high-powered...
Abstract The loggerhead sea turtle ( Caretta caretta ) is sensitive to climate change and responding by colonising the Western Mediterranean. To understand rapid nesting increase in recent years Spain, we sampled 45 hatchlings from 8 nests between 2016 2019. We sequenced a mtDNA D‐loop region, genotyped 2291 SNPs using 2bRAD collected data on clutch size, hatching success, incubation duration. confirmed that colonisation has Mediterranean Atlantic mixed origin detected these were laid...
In the last 20 years, Cetacean Morbillivirus (CeMV) has been responsible for many die-offs in marine mammals worldwide, as clearly exemplified by two dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) epizootics of 1990–1992 and 2006–2008, which affected Mediterranean striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba). Between March April 2011, number strandings on Valencian Community coast (E Spain) increased. Necropsy sample collection were performed all stranded animals, with good state conservation. Subsequently,...
The impact of a range different threats has resulted in the listing six out seven sea turtle species on IUCN Red List endangered species. Disease risk analysis (DRA) tools are designed to provide objective, repeatable and documented assessment disease risks for population measures reduce these through management options. To best our knowledge, DRAs have not previously been published turtles, although is reported contribute decline. Here, comprehensive list health hazards provided all...
Incidental capture, or 'bycatch' in fishing gear is a major global threat to sea turtle populations. A recent study showed that underwater entrapment followed by rapid decompression may cause gas bubble formation within the blood stream (embolism) and tissues leading organ injury, impairment, even mortality some bycaught individuals. We analyzed data from 128 capture events using logistic ordinal regression examine risk factors associated with embolism turtles captured trawls gillnets....
Abstract Herpesvirus has the potential to infect a wide variety of animal species. In cetaceans, Alpha - and/or Gammaherpesvirinae have been identified in eight families odontocetes, and one family mysticetes. May 2022, an adult humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) was found stranded Valencia, Spain. The emaciated, poor body condition, with multiple lacerations on dorsal fin high number epibionts Cyamidae family, known as lice. individual had previously released from ghost net...
To investigate the impact of age on metabolomic profile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), this study analyzed 100 plasma samples individuals across two groups-50 post-hatchlings and 50 juveniles-from various locations along Mediterranean coastline. Both targeted untargeted analyses were performed samples. Our results demonstrated a significant age-related effect profiles in both analyses. Specifically, post-hatchling exhibited increased levels urea (p < 0.001), triglyceride =...
Up to date 264 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been declared in the western Mediterranean Sea. The management plans of 25 these MPAs include loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) as a priority species protect. However, actual use by remains unknown. Therefore, it is important assess their contribution conservation area. To this end, satellite tracking data 103 turtles varying sizes and life stages released Spanish waters Southern Tyrrhenian Sea over 2003–2018 period were herein used....
Dolphins exhibit an extraordinary capacity to heal deep soft tissue injuries. Nevertheless, accelerated wound healing in wild or captive dolphins would minimize infection and other side effects associated with open wounds marine animals. Here, we propose the use of a biological-based therapy for by application platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Blood samples were collected from 9 different specific simple protocol which concentrates platelets greater than two times that whole blood was developed....
Decompression sickness (DCS) was first diagnosed in marine turtles 2014. After capture net fisheries, animals typically start showing clinical evidence of DCS hours after being hauled on-board, often dying if untreated. These are normally immediately released without any understanding subsequent problems or outcome. The objectives this study were to describe early occurrence and severity gaseous embolism (GE) incidental trawl gear, provide estimates on-board post-release mortality....
The monitoring of herpesvirus infection provides useful information when assessing marine mammals' health. This paper shows the prevalence (80.85%) in 47 cetaceans stranded on coast Valencian Community, Spain. Of 966 tissues evaluated, 121 tested positive employing nested-PCR (12.53%). largest proportion herpesvirus-positive tissue samples was reproductive system, nervous and tegument. Herpesvirus more prevalent females, juveniles, calves. More than half DNA PCR contained RNA, indicating...
DAO Diseases of Aquatic Organisms Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsSpecials 97:167-170 (2011) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02412 NOTE First case erysipelas in a free-ranging bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) stranded Mediterranean Sea Mar Melero1,*, Consuelo Rubio-Guerri1, Jose Luis Crespo1, Manuel Arbelo2, Ana Isabel Vela1, Daniel García-Párraga3, Eva Sierra2, Lucas Domínguez1,...
Herpesvirus can infect a wide range of animal species: mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians and bivalves. In marine several alpha- gammaherpesvirus have been identified in some cetaceans pinnipeds species. To date, however, this virus has not detected any member the Balaenoptera genus. was determined by molecular methods tissue samples from male fin whale juvenile (Balaenoptera physalus) female common minke calf acutorostrata) stranded on Mediterranean coast Region Valencia (Spain)....
The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) has been selected as sentinel species by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) descriptor 10 in relation to marine litter. In this, and other protected species, there is a need develop conservative pollution biomarkers equally informative of chemical exposures those traditionally carried out metabolic organs, such liver. With this aim, plasma from turtles undergoing rehabilitation at Fundació Oceanogràfic rescue centre (Arca del Mar) were...
To provide new insight to the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying gas emboli (GE) in bycaught loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), present study investigated vasoactive characteristics of pulmonary and systemic arteries, lung parenchyma (LP). Tissues were opportunistically excised from recently dead animals for vitro studies responses four different neurotransmitters: acetylcholine (ACh, parasympathetic), serotonin (5HT), epinephrine (Epi, sympathetic) histamine. The significant...
Herpesvirus and poxvirus can infect a wide range of species: herpesvirus genetic material has been detected amplified in five species the superfamily Pinnipedia; material, eight Pinnipedia. To date, however, these viruses not walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), another marine mammal Pinnipedia clade, even though anti-herpesvirus antibodies have animals. In February 2013, 9-year-old healthy captive female Pacific died unexpectedly at L'Oceanografic (Valencia, Spain). was pharyngeal tonsil tissue by...
Abstract Aggressive behavior of bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) towards conspecifics is widely described, but they have also often been reported attacking and killing harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena around the world. However, very few reports exist aggressive interactions between other cetacean species. Here, we provide first evidence that in western Mediterranean exhibit both striped Stenella coeruleoalba Risso’s Grampus griseus ). Necropsies visual examination stranded (14)...
Adenoviruses are common pathogens in vertebrates, including humans. In marine mammals, adenovirus has been associated with fatal hepatitis sea lions. However, only rare cases have adenoviruses detected cetaceans, where no clear correlation was found between presence of the virus and disease status. A novel identified four captive bottlenose dolphins self-limiting gastroenteritis. Viral detection identification were achieved by: PCR-amplification from fecal samples; sequencing partial...