Criteria and case definitions for serious injury and death of pinnipeds and cetaceans caused by anthropogenic trauma

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 229-264

  Moore, Michael J ^a   Van Der Hoop, Julie ^a   Barco, Susan G ^b   Costidis, Alex M ^c   Gulland, Frances M ^d   Jepson, Paul D ^e   Moore, Kathleen T ^f   Raverty, Stephen ^g   McLellan, William A ^h  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Virginia Marine Aquarium and Marine Science Program   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

^d THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^f INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE   (United States)

^g ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dolphin; Entanglement; Entrapment; Gunshot; Marine mammal; Seal; Vessel strike; Whale

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CETACEAN; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HABITAT USE; PINNIPED; POLLUTION EFFECT; STATE ROLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CETACEA; CLASSIFICATION; FISHERY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INJURY; SEAL;

ANIMALS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CETACEA; FISHERIES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; PINNIPEDIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 84876402624     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02566     Document Type: Article

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