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- Title
Pathology: Whales, sonar and decompression sickness (reply).
- Authors
Fernández, A.; Arbelo, M.; Deaville, R.; Patterson, I. A. P.; Castro, P.; Baker, J. R.; Degollada, E.; Ross, H. M.; Herráez, P.; Pocknell, A. M.; Rodríguez, E.; Howie, F. E.; Espinosa, A.; Reid, R. J.; Jaber, J. R.; Martin, V.; Cunningham, A. A.; Jepson, P. D.
- Abstract
Jepson et al. reply - We did not, as Piantadosi and Thalmann suggest, present our findings as conclusive evidence of decompression sickness (DCS). We stated neither that DCS occurs naturally in cetaceans, nor that exposure to active sonar increases its occurrence. However, we restate that there is now a generally accepted link between some beaked-whale strandings and sonar use, and that lesions in some cetaceans demonstrate that in vivo bubble formation (embolus) can occur and persist.
- Subjects
DECOMPRESSION sickness; PERIODICALS
- Publication
Nature, 2004, Vol 428, Issue 6984, p1
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nature02528a