ArticleEcology and evolution2025
The Dead Do Tell Tales: Using Pathology Data From Cetacean Necropsy Reports to Gain Insights Into Animal Health.
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- First Documented Fatal Gastric Obstruction Associated with Ingestion of Plastics and Vegetation in a JuvenileAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Two Decades of Cetacean Population Status and Mortality in Thailand: Spatiotemporal Trends, Environmental Drivers, and Anthropogenic Stressors.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Morphological, Histological and Ultrastructural Characterization of the Common Dolphin's Adrenal Glands.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Histological and Proteomic Approaches to Assessing the Adrenal Stress Response in Common Dolphins (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- The Dead Do Tell Tales: Using Pathology Data From Cetacean Necropsy Reports to Gain Insights Into Animal Health.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
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Abstract
Assessing long-term population health is an important feature of wildlife monitoring and is essential for understanding population resilience. Quantitative assessments of health indices are essential for effective monitoring yet they remain a challenge for cetaceans due to their highly mobile and largely cryptic nature. Quantified assessments of cetacean health typically rely on evaluating body condition, which reflects energetic reserves and nutritional status. However, this method may not capture sub-lethal impacts or comorbidities resulting from chronic or cumulative stressors. Necropsies of stranded individuals provide unique insight into the morbidity of an individual and offer clues about the pressures an individual has faced over its lifetime, making necropsy reports a valuable source for understanding health. However, the predominantly qualitative and narrative format of necropsy reports limits their utility for systematic statistical analysis, thereby constraining their application in generating robust, population-level inferences. Using 349 necropsy records of harbour porpoises (
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