Evidence of domoic acid exposure in harbour seals from Scotland: A potential factor in the decline in abundance?

Harmful Algae

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 489-493

  Hall, Ailsa J ^a   Frame, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ASP; HABs; Marine mammal; Phoca vitulina; Pseudo nitzschia

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA;

EID: 77955021674     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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