Health condition of the Baltic grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) during two decades. Gynaecological health improvement but increased prevalence of colonic ulcers

APMIS

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 270-282

  Bergman, Anders ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adrenocortical hyperplasia; Arteriosclerosis; Baltic; Claw lesions; Colonic ulcers; Grey seal; Pathology; Uterine leiomyosarcomas; Uterine occlusions

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; COLON ULCER; CUSHING SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEAL; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0032936411     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1999.tb01554.x     Document Type: Article

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