An 11-yr-old female Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) presented with multiple cutaneous nodules identified histologically as malignant melanomas of spindle cell and epithelioid cell type. Metastases were detected in lymph nodes and liver, and the tumor, which was derived from melanocytes, showed aggressive biological behavior. Only occasional reports exist of neoplastic disease in otters.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0087:MMIAEO]2.0.CO;2 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
A longitudinal study on the detection of anti-Leishmania antibodies in a captive European mink (Mustela lutreola) population and their correlation with serum protein electrophoresis.
Res Vet Sci
January 2025
Animal Pathology Department, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain; Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address:
Leishmaniosis, caused by Leishmania infantum and transmitted by sand flies, is a significant zoonotic disease. Dogs are primary reservoirs, but other domestic animals, such as cats and ferrets, and wild species, including Eurasian otters and European mink, can be hosts. This study focused on European mink, a critically endangered species, investigating the seroprevalence of L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpatio-Temporal Changes in Effective Population Size in an Expanding Metapopulation of Eurasian Otters.
Evol Appl
January 2025
Organisms and Environment, School of Biosciences and Water Research Institute Cardiff University Wales UK.
Conservation efforts are leading to demographic growth and spatial expansion of some previously endangered species. However, past population bottlenecks or population size fluctuations can have lasting effects on effective population size ( ), even when census size ( ) appears large or recovered. The UK metapopulation of Eurasian otters () has a well-documented history of population recovery over recent decades, with indicators of presence (faeces and footprints) increasing in distribution and number over successive national surveys.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExploring fluctuating asymmetry in two recovering populations of the Eurasian otter.
Biol Lett
September 2024
Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
The Eurasian otter is a wide-ranging semi-aquatic mammal that underwent a significant population decline in the last century, leading to local extinctions, reduction and fragmentation of populations. The individuals of populations exposed to both external and internal stress may present the inability to produce a specific developmental outcome, generating developmental 'noise' (developmental instability (DI)). Factors contributing to DI include inbreeding depression, population bottlenecks, habitat loss and exposure to pollution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIsolation of Multidrug-Resistant Subsp. from a Wild Eurasian Otter (Lutra Lutra).
Antibiotics (Basel)
June 2024
Croatian Veterinary Institute, Savska Cesta 143, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
subsp. is pathogenic mainly to birds, although cases of mycobacteriosis caused by these bacteria have also been reported in other animals and humans. Not much is known about the effects of this pathogen on otters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicroplastic loads in Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) feces-targeting a standardized protocol and first results from an alpine stream, the River Inn.
Environ Monit Assess
July 2024
Fondation Pro Lutra, Wasserwerkgasse 2, 3011, Bern, Switzerland.
Microplastics (MP) are omnipresent in a wide range of environments, constituting a potential threat for aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Effects in consumers range from physical injuries to pathological reactions. Due to potential bioaccumulation of MP, predators are of particular concern for MP induced health effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!