Mass mortality of adult male subantarctic fur seals: are alien mice the culprits?
BACKGROUND: Mass mortalities of marine mammals due to infectious agents are increasingly reported. However, in contrast to previous die-offs, which were indiscriminate with respect to sex and age, here we report a land-based mass mortality of Subantarctic fur seals with apparent exclusivity to adult...
Main Authors: | P J Nico de Bruyn, Armanda D S Bastos, Candice Eadie, Cheryl A Tosh, Marthán N Bester |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2582944?pdf=render |
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