Prey, parasites and pathology associated with the mortality of a juvenile gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) stranded along the northern California coast

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-117

  Dailey, M D ^a   Gulland, F M D ^a   Lowenstine, L J ^a   Silvagni, P ^a   Howard, D ^a  

^a THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cetacean stranding; Eschrichtius robustus; Hematology; Pacific gray whale; Parasites; Pathology; Prey species

Indexed keywords

DISEASE DIAGNOSIS; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; PARASITISM; UNITED STATES;

DIET; MORTALITY; PARASITE; PATHOLOGY; WHALE;

CALIFORNIA; TOMALES BAY; UNITED STATES;

ANISAKIS SIMPLEX; BOLBOSOMA BALANAE; CYAMUS SCAMMONI; ESCHRICHTIUS ROBUSTUS; OGMOGASTER ANTARCTICUS; OGMOGASTER PENTALINEATUS;

EID: 0034739035     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao042111     Document Type: Article

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