Behavioral Criteria for the Diagnosis of Domoic Acid Toxicosis in Zalophus californianus

Introduction California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) health is severely compromised by domoic acid toxicosis, which occurs in high levels during harmful algal blooms of Pseudonitzschia australis along the coast of California. Current diagnostic protocols are often inconclusive due to a 2-48 hou...

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Main Author: Wittmaack, Christiana
Format: Others
Published: NSUWorks 2014
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Online Access:http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/143
http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1255&context=occ_stuetd