Age-dependent prevalence of anti-brucella antibodies in hooded seals cystophora cristata

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 187-196

  Nymo, Ingebjørg H ^a,e   Tryland, Morten ^a,e   Frie, Anne Kirstine ^b,e   Haug, Tore ^b,e   Foster, Geoffrey ^c   Rødven, Rolf ^d,e   Godfroid, Jacques ^a,e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic hooded seal stock; Bacteriology; Brucellosis; Food web; Infection clearance; Pinniped; Pups; Serostatus

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTIBODY; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; BODY CONDITION; FOOD WEB; PINNIPED; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

EID: 84887933789     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02659     Document Type: Article

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