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Causes of Stranding in Four Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griseus) Found Beached Along the North Adriatic Sea Coast

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    The author last name was corrected to Di Guardo.

Abbreviations

CT:

Computer Tomography

3D:

three dimensional

w/w:

wet weight

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  1. Laboratory of Animal Cognition and Comparative Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Trieste, Italy

    P. Zucca

  2. Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Teramo, Italy

    G. Di Guardo

  3. Marinelife Reserve of Miramare, Trieste, Italy

    M. Francese

  4. Fondazione Cetacea ONLUS, Riccione, Italy

    D. Scaravelli

  5. Morigenos, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    T. Genov

  6. S.I.S.S.A—International School for Advanced Studies, Neurobiology Sector, Trieste, Italy

    A. Mazzatenta

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Zucca, P., Di Guardo, G., Francese, M. et al. Causes of Stranding in Four Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griseus) Found Beached Along the North Adriatic Sea Coast. Vet Res Commun 29 (Suppl 2), 261–264 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-005-0057-6

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