Vargas-Castro, Ignacio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8721-3150
Crespo-Picazo, José Luis
Jiménez Martínez, Mª Ángeles
Muñoz-Baquero, Marta
Marco-Cabedo, Vicente
García-Párraga, Daniel
Sánchez-Vizcaíno, José Manuel
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Article History
Received: 21 November 2023
Revised: 27 February 2024
Accepted: 29 February 2024
First Online: 9 March 2024
Declarations
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: The Oceanogràfic Foundation is part of the Stranding Network of the Valencian Community thanks to an agreement between the “Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias” and the “Conselleria de Infraestructuras, Territorio y Medio Ambiente” by which the rights of veterinary assistance are transferred to the Oceanogràfic Foundation in cases of stranded sea turtles and cetaceans. This agreement includes the collection of samples from the carcasses of stranded cetaceans. In the collection of post-mortem tissues for research purposes, the approval of the corresponding ethics committee is not required.
: The authors declare no competing interests.