RT Journal Article
T1 Nature or Nurture: Is the Digestive System of the Pontoporia blainvillei Influenced or Determined by Its Diet?
A1 Tostado Marcos, Carlos
A1 Olocco Diz, Julieta
A1 Martín Ortí, Rosario
A1 Loureiro, Juan Pablo
A1 Molpeceres Diego, Ignacio
A1 Tendillo Domínguez, Enrique
A1 Pérez Lloret, Pilar
A1 Santos Álvarez, Inmaculada
A1 González Soriano, Juncal Milagros
AB The Franciscana (also known as the La Plata River Dolphin) is a small dolphin that lives in the coastal waters of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. This species is considered the most endangered marine mammal in the western South Atlantic Ocean. Anatomic dissection of the digestive system of 19 animals of different ages, including 2 neonates, 12 juveniles, and 5 adults, was performed. Parameters related to length, breadth, weight, and diameter of the digestive viscera were considered in each case. Our results show that the Franciscana dolphin presents differential characteristics in relation to several parts of the digestive system, including, specifically, the tongue, the teeth, the stomach, and the small intestine. Thus, this paper add precious information to the actual knowledge of this vulnerable marine mammal species in order to improve conservation efforts.
PB MDPI
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115679
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115679
LA eng
NO Tostado-Marcos, C., Olocco Diz, M. J., Martín-Orti, R., Loureiro, J. P., Molpeceres-Diego, I., Tendillo-Domínguez, E., Pérez-Lloret, P., Santos-Álvarez, I., & González-Soriano, J. (2024). Nature or Nurture: Is the Digestive System of the Pontoporia blainvillei Influenced or Determined by Its Diet?. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 14(5), 661. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14050661
NO Author Contributions: Conceptualization, C.T.-M., R.M.-O. and J.G.-S.; methodology, C.T.-M., J.G.-S. and R.M.-O.; data collection and validation, C.T.-M., I.M.-D., J.-P.L. and E.T.-D.; formal analysis, I.S.-Á., R.M.-O., M.J.O.D. and J.G.-S.; resources, C.T.-M., M.J.O.D., I.M.-D. and J.-P.L.; writing— original draft preparation, C.T.-M., I.M.-D., M.J.O.D. and P.P.-L.; writing—review and editing, J.G.-S., R.M.-O. and I.S.-Á.; supervision, C.T.-M., R.M.-O., I.S.-Á. and J.G.-S.; project administration, J.-P.L., I.M.-D., C.T.-M., E.T.-D. and M.J.O.D.; funding acquisition, J.-P.L. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 abr 2025