The gray dolphin, Sotalia guianensis, is largely distributed throughout the Atlantic tropical and subtropical coast of South and Central Americas. Stranding records are common along the Brazilian coast. Behavioral studies have been performed in restricted areas of the species distribution with few solitaries’ specimen records. From September 4th to 26th, 1998, a gray dolphin spent time in a natural pool on Mara...
Aquatic mammals occur throughout the Brazil territory. However, until now there are no descriptions of the species that occur in the coast of Pernambuco State. Stranding assistance is an important tool for the record of aquatic mammal species and for obtaining information about populations and their respective threats. This study aimed to describe the occurrence, diversity and distribution of aquatic mammals in...
GUIMERÃES, J. P. et al. Ingestion of plastic debris by estuarine dolphin, Sotalia guianensis, off Northeastern Brazil. Arquivos de Ciências do Mar. Fortaleza, v. 46, n. 1, p. 107-112, 2013.; Debris in the marine environment is documented as one of the main threats to fish, birds and sea turtles. However, there are few records of the interactions of cetaceans with debris. This paper reports the presence of a scr...