Dear All,

Apologies for cross posting.

We would like to inform you that our new paper on stranding case of a conjoined bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) calf has been published in Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment.

The pdf copy is available online via the following link:

Aytemiz, I., Danyer, E., Özgür Özbek, E., Tonay, A.M., Öztürk Amaha, A. 2014. Preliminary report of a conjoined bottlenose dolphin(Tursiops truncatus) calf stranded on the Aegean Sea coast of Turkey. J. Black Sea/Mediterr.Environ. 20(3): 274-279.

http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/pdf/9-SON20.3.Ayaka%20A.Ozturk.pdf

Abstract

On 4 August 2014, a male conjoined dicephalic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) calf was found dead on the beach of Dikili/İzmir, the Aegean coast of Turkey. This is the first case of conjoined cetacean reported in Turkey and the second in the Mediterranean Sea.

Regards

Isil AYTEMIZ, Ph.D Candidate

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,

Istanbul University, 34320, Avcilar, Istanbul, TURKEY

Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV)
P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey
Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771