Temporal association between land-based runoff events and California sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) protozoal mortalities

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 394-404

  Shapiro, Karen ^a   Miller, Melissa ^a,b   Mazet, Jonna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Protozoa; Runoff; Sarcocystis neurona; Sea otter; Toxoplasma gondii; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS; LUTRINAE; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 84859584857     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.2.394     Document Type: Article

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