Plastic ingestion and trophic transfer between Easter Island flying fish (Cheilopogon rapanouiensis) and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) from Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.08.042
Abstract: Millimetre-sized fragments have been documented in many fish species, but their transfer through food webs is still poorly understood. Here we quantified and described plastic fragments in the digestive tracts of 43 Easter Island flying… read more here.
Keywords: easter island; easter; island flying; rapanouiensis ... See more keywords
Serological evidence of a pararubulavirus and a betacoronavirus in the geographically isolated Christmas Island flyingâfox (Pteropus natalis)
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DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14579
Abstract: Abstract Due to their geographical isolation and small populations, insular bats may not be able to maintain acute immunizing viruses that rely on a large population for viral maintenance. Instead, endemic transmission may rely on… read more here.
Keywords: geographically isolated; pteropus natalis; island flying; christmas island ... See more keywords