Table 1 Biological and stranding data of the animals included in the present study.
From: Lipids of lung and lung fat emboli of the toothed whales (Odontoceti)
Case number | Species | Age | Body condition | Location | Diving profile | Lung fat emboli | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Z. cavirostris | Subadult | Good | Fuerteventura | Deep | Negative | Others |
2 | Z. cavirostris | Adult | Good | Lanzarote | Deep | Negative | Others |
3 | Z. cavirostris | Adult | Good | Andalusia | Deep | Positive | Gas and fat embolic syndrome |
4 | Z. cavirostris | Adult | Good | Andalusia | Deep | Positive | Gas and fat embolic syndrome |
5 | Z. cavirostris | Subadult | Fair | Andalusia | Deep | Positive | Gas and fat embolic syndrome |
6 | P. macrocephalus | Neonate | – | La Gomera | Deep | Negative | Others |
7 | P. macrocephalus | Calf | Good | Tenerife | Deep | Negative | Others |
8 | P. macrocephalus | Calf | Good | Tenerife | Deep | Positive | Ship strike |
9 | P. macrocephalus | Juvenile | Good | Gran Canaria | Deep | Positive | Ship strike |
10 | M. densirostris | Adult | Very poor | Fuerteventura | Deep | Negative | Others |
11 | M. densirostris | Adult | Poor | Fuerteventura | Deep | Negative | Others |
12 | M. densirostris | Adult | Fair | Fuerteventura | Deep | Negative | Others |
13 | G. griseus | Adult | Good | Fuerteventura | Deep | Negative | Others |
14 | G. griseus | Adult | Fair | Tenerife | Deep | Negative | Others |
15 | G. macrorhynchus | Subadult | Fair | Lanzarote | Deep | Negative | Others |
16 | G. macrorhynchus | Juvenile | Poor | Gran Canaria | Deep | Negative | Others |
17 | G. macrorhynchus | Calf | Poor | Tenerife | Deep | Negative | Others |
18 | S. coeruleoalba | Subadult | Good | Lanzarote | Shallow | Negative | Others |
19 | S. coeruleoalba | Adult | Fair | Tenerife | Shallow | Negative | Others |
20 | S. coeruleoalba | Adult | Poor | Tenerife | Shallow | Negative | Others |
21 | S. coeruleoalba | Subadult | Poor | Tenerife | Shallow | Negative | Others |
22 | S. frontalis | Adult | Fair | Lanzarote | Shallow | Negative | Others |
23 | S. frontalis | Juvenile | Fair | Tenerife | Shallow | Negative | Others |
24 | S. frontalis | Adult | Fair | Tenerife | Shallow | Negative | Others |
25 | S. frontalis | Subadult | Fair | Tenerife | Shallow | Negative | Others |
