Demographics and spatio-temporal signature of the biotoxin domoic acid in California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) stranding records

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 899-912

  Bejarano, Adriana C ^a   Gulland, Frances M ^b   Goldstein, Tracey ^b   St Leger, Judy ^c   Hunter, Michele ^b   Schwacke, Lori H ^a   VanDolah, Frances M ^a   Rowles, Teri K ^d  

^a CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^b THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SeaWorld San Diego   (United States)

^d NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotoxin domoic acid; California sea lion; Stranding patterns; Zalophus californianus

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DEMOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; PINNIPED; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRANDING; TOXIN;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 54349096609     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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