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...

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Main Authors: P J Nico de Bruyn, Armanda D S Bastos, Candice Eadie, Cheryl A Tosh, Marthán N Bester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2582944?pdf=render