Parasites in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from the German wadden sea between two phocine distemper virus epidemics

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 239-245

  Lehnert, K ^a   Raga, J A ^b   Siebert, U ^a  

^a Forschungs und Technologiezentrum Westkuste   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Harbour seal; Lungworms; Parasites; Pathology; Respiratory tract

Indexed keywords

NEMATODE; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PATHOLOGY; PINNIPED; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; VIRAL DISEASE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; WADDEN SEA;

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); ACANTHOCHEILONEMA SPIROCAUDA; ANISAKIDAE; ANOPLURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CONTRACAECUM OSCULATUM; CORYNOSOMA STRUMOSUM; CRENOSOMATIDAE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ECHINOPHTHIRIUS HORRIDUS; FILARIOIDEA; FILAROIDIDAE; INSECTA; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; NEMATODA; OTOSTRONGYLUS CIRCUMLITUS; PARAFILAROIDES; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; POLYMORPHIDAE; PSEUDOTERRANOVA DECIPIENS;

EID: 36549025978     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: 14383888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-007-0072-9     Document Type: Article

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