FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI New insights from age determination on toxic element accumulation in striped and bottlenose dolphins from Atlantic and Mediterranean waters BT AF LAHAYE, Virginie BUSTAMANTE, Paco DABIN, W VAN CANNEYT, O DHERMAIN, F CESARINI, C PIERCE, G CAURANT, Florence AS 1:1,5;2:1,5;3:2;4:2;5:3;6:3;7:4;8:1,5; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:; C1 Univ La Rochelle, CNRS, UMR 6217, IFREMER,Ctr Rech Ecosyst Littoraux Anthropises, F-17042 La Rochelle, France. Inst Littoral & Environm, Ctr Rech Mammiferes Marins, F-17000 La Rochelle, France. Groupe d’Etude des Cétacés de Méditerranée, Clinique Vétérinaire du Redon, 13 Bd du Redon, 13009 Marseille, France Univ Aberdeen, Sch Biol Sci, Dept Zool, Aberdeen ABZ4 2TZ, Scotland. C2 UNIV LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE CRMM, FRANCE GROUPE D’ETUDE DES CETACES DE MEDITERRANEE, FRANCE UNIV ABERDEEN, UK IFREMER, FRANCE SI UNIV-FRANCAISE SE PDG-DOP-DCN-AGSAE-CRELA IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-europe copubli-univ-france IF 2.007 TC 37 TU Centre national de la recherche scientifique Université de La Rochelle UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-4713.pdf LA English DT Article CR EVHOE 2001 EVHOE 2002 EVHOE 2003 EVHOE 97 MERMED1 MERMED2 MERMED3 MERMED4 MERMED5 MERVIV 1 MERVIV 2 MERVIV 3 RESSGASC 49 RESSGASC 50 RESSGASC 60 RESSGASC 62 BO Thalassa L'Europe Gwen Drez DE ;Exposure;Diet;Cadmium;Mercury;Tursiops truncatus;Stenella coeruleoalba AB This study aimed at comparing toxic element (Hg, Cd) bioaccumulation in relation to age for bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Mediterranean and Atlantic waters. Metal concentrations were also measured in selected prey to infer metal exposure through the diet. As expected, Mediterranean prey exhibited the highest Hg levels, probably as a consequence of the Hg enrichment of the Mediterranean Sea. Comparing the predators from each area and taking age into account, Mediterranean bottlenose dolphins displayed higher Hg levels than Atlantic dolphins (p = 0.032), whereas Mediterranean striped dolphins did not (p = 0.691). The consumption of Myctophid fish, which showed the highest Hg levels (105 +/- 80 ng g(-1) w.wt.) among Atlantic prey, may explain the high Hg levels in the liver of the Atlantic striped dolphins and suggested a preferential offshore feeding behaviour in this area. Concerning Cd, no clear differences were found between geographical areas. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. PY 2006 PD OCT SO Marine Pollution Bulletin SN 0025-326X PU Elsevier VL 52 IS 10 UT 000241461700020 BP 1219 EP 1230 DI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.02.020 ID 4713 ER EF