New Parasite Research May Solve the Mystery of Why Pilot Whales Strand on Beaches
August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024
BATHURST, Australia, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The Charles Sturt University issued the following news:
A chance find in a museum in Tasmania by Charles Sturt University researchers has led to the discovery of rare parasites found in the blowhole of pilot whales which might solve the mystery of why whales beach themselves.
* Charles Sturt University researchers' discovery of rare nematode in a 1973 sample of a pilot whale blowhole raises questions about marine parasite impact . . .
A chance find in a museum in Tasmania by Charles Sturt University researchers has led to the discovery of rare parasites found in the blowhole of pilot whales which might solve the mystery of why whales beach themselves.
* Charles Sturt University researchers' discovery of rare nematode in a 1973 sample of a pilot whale blowhole raises questions about marine parasite impact . . .