Pathological Findings in Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from Norwegian and Icelandic Waters

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 134, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 134-142

  Siebert, U ^a   Tolley, K ^c   Vikingsson G A ^d   Olafsdottir D ^d   Lehnert, K ^a   Weiss, R ^e   Baumgartner W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d Hafrannsóknarstofnunin ^*  (Iceland)

^e JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

harbour porpoise, pathology; parasitic infection; Phocoena phocoena

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISAKIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CHOLANGITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; INTESTINE; LIVER; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; PARASITOSIS; PORPOISE; STOMACH;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; ICELAND; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; NORWAY; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHOCOENA;

ANIMALIA; ANISAKIS SIMPLEX; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPULA OBLONGA; CONTRACAECUM OSCULATUM; HALOCERCUS INVAGINATUS; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; MORBILLIVIRUS; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; PHOLETER GASTROPHILUS; PSEUDALIUS INFLEXUS; TORYNURUS CONVOLUTUS;

EID: 33646479161     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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