First record of sea snake (Hydrophis elegans, Hydrophiinae) entrapped in marine debris

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 336-338

  Udyawer, Vinay ^a   Read, Mark A ^b   Hamann, Mark ^a   Simpfendorfer, Colin A ^a   Heupel, Michelle R ^a,c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Entanglement; Marine debris; Sea snake

Indexed keywords

A-CERAMICS; DERELICT FISHING GEARS; ENTANGLEMENT; MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE WILDLIFE; QUEENSLAND; SEA SNAKE; SEA TURTLES;

AQUACULTURE; MARINE POLLUTION;

DEBRIS;

COASTAL ZONE; FISHING GEAR; MARINE POLLUTION; MORTALITY; NEW RECORD; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SNAKE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; CERAMICS; EMACIATION; FOOD INTAKE; HYDROPHIS ELEGANS; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; SEA SNAKE; TISSUE INJURY; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ENTANGLEMENT; MARINE DEBRIS; SEA SNAKE;

ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; ELAPIDAE; QUEENSLAND; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84880983002     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.06.023     Document Type: Article

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