Immunocytes of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) : morphologic characterizations and correlations between healthy and disease states under free-ranging and captive conditions

Interest in the health of marine mammals has increased due, in part, to the attention given to human impact on the marine environment. Recent mass strandings of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and rising mortalities of the endangered Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostr...

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Main Author: Bossart, Gregory D.
Format: Others
Published: FIU Digital Commons 1995
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1772
http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3041&context=etd