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Pathologies and causes of death in stranded cetaceans in the Canary Islands (2013-2018)
Pablo J. Díaz-Santana, Manuel Arbelo, Josué Díaz‐Delgado…·Antonio Fernández
This study analyzes the causes of death in stranded cetaceans in the Canary Islands from 2013-2018, finding that natural causes accounted for 73.6% of deaths, anthropogenic causes for 12.9%, and 13.4% were undetermined.