Health status of harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) and hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, concurrent with their expanding range

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-28

  Lucas, Zoe ^a   Daoust, Pierre Yves ^b   Conboy, Gary ^b   Brimacombe, Michael ^b  

^a Halifax CRO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cystophora cristata; Emaciation; Harp seal; Health; Hooded seal; Phoca groenlandica

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA; MARTES ZIBELLINA; PHOCA; PHOCA GROENLANDICA; PHOCIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH STATUS; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHOCA; SHARK; STARVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; SEALS, EARLESS; SHARKS; STARVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0141993272     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.1.16     Document Type: Article

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