A stranding of Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson 1828) from Patagonia, Argentina, with notes on parasite infestation and diet

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 177-179

  Leonardi, M S ^a,b   Grandi, M F ^a,b   Garcia N A ^a,b   Svendsen, G ^b,c   Romero, M A ^b,c   Gonzalez R ^c   Crespo, E A ^a,b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diet; New record; Parasites; Sei whale

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE INFESTATION; TAXONOMY; WHALE;

SAN ANTONIO; SOUTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANISAKIS; ANISAKIS SIMPLEX; BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA BOREALIS; CESTODA; CETACEA; CRUSTACEA; MYSTICETI; NEMATODA; OGMOGASTER ANTARCTICUS; TETRABOTHRIUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 79958781165     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2011.572384     Document Type: Article

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