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Evaluation and comparison of the health status of Atlanticbottlenose dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida and Charleston, South Carolina
| Title: | Evaluation and comparison of the health status of Atlanticbottlenose dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida and Charleston, South Carolina. |
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| Name(s): |
Reif, John S. Fair, Patricia A. Adams, Jeffrey Joseph, B. Kilpatrick, David Sanchez, Roberto Goldstein, Juli D. Townsend, F. I., Jr. McCulloch, Stephen D. Mazzoil, Marilyn S. Bossart, Gregory D. |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 2008 | |
| Publisher: | American Veterinary Medical Association. | |
| Place of Publication: | Ithaka, NY | |
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| Extent: | 10 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007284 (IID), 10.2460/javma.233.2.299 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Objective—To conduct health assessments and compare outcomes in 2 populations of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins.
Design—Repeated cross-sectional study.
Animals—171 Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—High prevalences of diseased dolphins were identified at both sites; however, the host or environmental factors that contributed to the various abnormalities detected are unknown. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1709 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Reif, J. S., Fair, P. A., Adams, J., Joseph, B., Kilpatrick, D. S., Sanchez, R., Goldstein, J. D., Townsend, F. I., Jr., McCulloch, S. D., Mazzoil, M., Zolman, E. S., Hansen, L. J., & Bossart, G. D. (2008). Evaluation and comparison of the health status of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida and Charleston, South Carolina. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 233(2), 299-307. |
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| Subject(s): |
Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon) Charleston (S.C.) Bottlenose dolphin--Atlantic Coast (U.S.) Health Status |
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| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/javma.233.2.299 | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007284 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
