Modeling lacaziosis lesion progression in common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus using long-term photographic records

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-112

  Hart, Leslie Burdett ^a   Wells, Randall S ^b   Adams, Jeffrey D ^c   Rotstein, Dave S ^d   Schwacke, Lori H ^a,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

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

^d University Corporation for Atmospheric Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Lacazia loboi; Lacaziosis; Lobomycosis; Monomolecular growth model; Sarasota bay; Skin disease

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DOLPHIN; FUNGAL DISEASE; HEALTH MONITORING; INOCULATION; LESION; PATHOGEN; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION MODELING; RODENT; SKIN DISORDER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; DERMATOMYCOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; TIME; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; DERMATOMYCOSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; SARASOTA BAY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; LACAZIA LOBOI; MUS; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 77954099747     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02224     Document Type: Article

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