Dear all,

I'm a PhD student from Istanbul University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. We are preparing a study about stomach content parasites of striped dolphins in Eastern Mediterranean and looking for articles about previous striped dolphin stomach content parasites especially in Mediterranean.

we have the articles below:

-Aznar, F.J., Fognani, P., Balbuena, J.A., Pietrobelli, M. and Raga,

A. (2006) distribution of Pholeter gastrophilus (Digenea) within the stomach of four odontocete species: the role of the diet and digestive physiology of hosts. Parasitology, 133: 369-380.

-Duignan, P.J., Geraci R.J., Raga J.A., and Calzada N. (1992) Pathology of morbillivirus infection in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Valencia and Murcia, Spain. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 56: 242-248.

-Cornaglia, E., Rebora, L., Gili, C., and Guardo, Di G. (2000) Histopathological and Immunohistochemical studies on cetaceans found stranded on the coast of Italy between 1990 and 1997. J. Vet. Med. A., 47:129-142.

Anyone can help us please contact isilaytemiz@yahoo.com. 

Thank you:)

Isil AYTEMIZ, PhD Student

Istanbul University 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Dept. of Pathology