Twin foetuses in an Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) stranded on the coast of Scotland, UK

NJ Davison; MTI Ten Doeschate; MP Dagleish; FL Read; RJ Reid; G Foster; A Brownlow; J Barley

doi:10.1017/S0025315415002246

Twin foetuses in an Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) stranded on the coast of Scotland, UK

NJ Davison
, MTI Ten Doeschate
, MP Dagleish
, FL Read
, RJ Reid
, G Foster
, A Brownlow
, J Barley

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Abstract

The present study is the first record of twinning in Lagenorhynchus acutus and indeed any Lagenorhynchus sp. Both foetuses were male and located in the left uterine horn, had distinct grossly normal placentas and amniotic sacs, and were therefore likely dizygotic twins. The twins were an incidental finding in an animal that died of a systemic Brucella ceti infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	841 - 844
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Volume	96
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315415002246
Publication status	First published - 9 Feb 2016

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Keywords

Lagenorhynchus acutus
Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme
Twins
UK

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Davison, NJ., Ten Doeschate, MTI., Dagleish, MP., Read, FL., Reid, RJ., Foster, G., Brownlow, A., & Barley, J. (2016). Twin foetuses in an Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) stranded on the coast of Scotland, UK. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 96(4), 841 - 844. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315415002246

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