Sonne, C;
Jepson, PD;
Desforges, J-P;
Alstrup, AKO;
Olsen, MT;
Eulaers, I;
Hansen, M;
... Dietz, R; + view all
(2018)
Pollution threatens toothed whales.
[Letter].
Science
, 361
(6408)
p. 1208.
10.1126/science.aav2403.
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Abstract
In their Report “Ancient convergent losses of Paraoxonase 1 yield potential risks for modern marine mammals” (10 August, p.591), W. K. Meyer et al. show that marine mammals are particularly vulnerable to adverse health effects from organophosphorus pesticide pollution. Unfortunately, this finding is just one example of an evolutionary deficiency that puts marine mammals at increased risk for modern-day pollution.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Pollution threatens toothed whales |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.aav2403 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aav2403 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Animals, Environmental Pollution, Phylogeny, Whales |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10068750 |
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