Endo- and ectoparasites of large whales (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae, Physeteridae): Overcoming difficulties in obtaining appropriate samples by non- and minimally-invasive methods
Baleen and sperm whales, belonging to the Order Cetartiodactyla, are the largest and heaviest existent mammals in the world, collectively known as large whales. Large whales have been subjected to a variety of conservation means, which could be better monitored and managed if physiological and patho...
Main Authors: | Carlos Hermosilla, Liliana M.R. Silva, Rui Prieto, Sonja Kleinertz, Anja Taubert, Monica A. Silva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-12-01
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Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224415300237 |
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