Browsing Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas by Subject "FISH KILL"
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Occurrence and predominance of the fish killer Cochlodinium polykrikoides on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
(2006-07-01)Water samples were collected at several points along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica (10°00’N, 84°15’E) fortnightly from January 2003 to June 2004. During this period, dense red-ochre discolourations dominated by Cochlodinium ... -
Saxitoxin Poisoning in Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Linked to Scavenging on Mass Mortality of Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer Fish (Canthigaster rostrata-Tetraodontidae)
(Frontiers Media (Suiza), 2019-12-17)Fish within the family Tetraodontidae are potential sources of both endogenous tetrodotoxins (TTXs) and dietary derived saxitoxins (STXs). Ingestion of fish tissues containing these toxins by other vertebrates can lead ...