Neonatal mortality in New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) at Sandy Bay, Enderby Island, Auckland Islands from 1998 to 2005

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 461-474

  Castinel, Aurelie ^a   Duignan, P J ^a,c   Pomroy, W E ^a   Lopez Villalobos N ^a   Gibbs, N J ^b   Chilvers, B L ^b   Wilkinson, I S ^b,d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c An Roinn Talmhaiochta lascaigh agus Bia   (Ireland)

^d Department of Agriculture and Food ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Health; Hookworm infection; Mortality; New Zealand sea lion; Pathology; Phocarctos hookeri; Pups

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA SP.; PHOCARCTOS HOOKERI; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.; UNCINARIA;

EID: 34548321241     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.3.461     Document Type: Article

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