Metal sensitivity of marine mammals: A case study of a gray seal (Halichoerus grypus)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 985-996

  Kakuschke, A ^a,b   Valentine Thon, E ^c   Fonfara, S ^a,d   Griesel, S ^a   Siebert, U ^d   Prange, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c MELISA LTT Center   (Germany)

^d Research and Technology Center Westcoast (FTZ)   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; METAL; PINNIPED;

HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33748924823     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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