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ANIMAIS MARINHOS DOS AÇORES PERIGOSOS E VENENOSOS<br />

DANGEROUS AZOREAN MARINE ANIMALS A FIELD GUIDE<br />

MECANISMOS<br />

DE AGRESSÃO<br />

AGGRESSION<br />

MECHANISMS<br />

Os acidentes provocados por animais<br />

marinhos podem estar associados a<br />

toxinas e/ou a traumas 1,2,3 . Os venenos<br />

e peçonhas são constituídos por várias<br />

toxinas e podem estar presentes em<br />

muitos animais aquáticos, desde<br />

esponjas até peixes ósseos. Os traumas<br />

podem ser causados por vários<br />

Accidents caused by marine animals<br />

may be associated both to toxins and<br />

to traumas 1, 2, 3 . Poisons are composed<br />

of several toxins and occur in a wide<br />

variety of aquatic animals, from sponges<br />

to bony fish. Traumas may be<br />

caused mainly by sea-urchins, crustaceans,<br />

molluscs and fish.<br />

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