Άγνωστο είδος δελφινιού κρυβόταν «κάτω από τη μύτη» των βιολόγων

In.gr, 15 Σεπτεμβρίου 2011

Τα περίπου 200 δελφίνια που ζουν σε έναν κόλπο και σε κάποιες λιμνοθάλασσες της Αυστραλίας μπορούν τώρα να πηδούν από τη χαρά τους: Γενετικές και ανατομικές συγκρίσεις αποκαλύπτουν ότι το θαλάσσιο θηλαστικό δεν είναι αυτό που νομίζαμε και πρέπει να αναγνωριστεί ως νέο είδος ρινοδέλφινου.
«Είναι μια απίστευτα συναρπαστική ανακάλυψη καθώς μόνο τρία είδη δελφινιού έχουν περιγραφεί και αναγνωριστεί επίσημα από τα τέλη του 19ου αιώνα» σχολίασε η Κέιτ Τσάρλτον-Ρομπ, επικεφαλής της ερευνητικής ομάδας στο Πανεπιστήμιο Μonash της Αυστραλίας. Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

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