Effect of climatic warming on the Pacific walrus, and potential modification of its helminth fauna

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1247-1251

  Rausch, Robert L ^a   George, John C ^b   Brower, Harry K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DIETARY SHIFT; FLATWORM; GLOBAL WARMING; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PINNIPED; SEA ICE;

BENTHOS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WATERS; DIET; ERIGNATHUS BARBATUS; FAUNA; HELMINTH; NONHUMAN; ODOBENUS ROMARUS; REVIEW; SEA ICE; SEAL; TRICHINOSIS; WARMING;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; WALRUSES;

ERIGNATHUS; ERIGNATHUS BARBATUS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; ODOBENIDAE; ODOBENUS ROSMARUS DIVERGENS; PHOCA HISPIDA; PINNIPEDIA; VERMES;

EID: 36749050893     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3583CC.1     Document Type: Review

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