Wild whale faecal samples as a proxy of anthropogenic impact
Abstract The occurrence of protozoan parasite, bacterial communities, organic pollutants and heavy metals was investigated in free-ranging species of fin (Balaenoptera physalus, n.2) and sperm (Physeter macrocephalus, n.2) whales from the Pelagos Sanctuary, Corsican-Ligurian Provencal Basin (Northern-Western Mediterranean Sea).Out of four faecal sa