Morbidity in a juvenile green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) due to ocean-borne plastic

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 196-198

  Stamper, M Andrew ^a   Spicer, Chad W ^a,b   Neiffer, Donald L ^a   Mathews, Kristin S ^a   Fleming, Gregory J ^a  

^a Walt Disney World   (United States)

^b SeaWorld Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Green sea turtle; Impaction; Litter; Marine debris; Ocean borne; Plastic; Trash

Indexed keywords

GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; LUBRICATING AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MINERAL OIL; PLASTIC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFECATION; DRUG EFFECT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; DEFECATION; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LUBRICANTS; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MINERAL OIL; PLASTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURTLES;

CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; TESTUDINES; THORACICA;

EID: 65249121893     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2007-0101.1     Document Type: Article

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