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The effects of environmental contaminants on immune function and health in free-ranging pinnipeds in Alaska

  • Reference: Beckmen, Kimberlee B., K. A. Burek, and G. M. Yitalo. 2003. The effects of environmental contaminants on immune function and health in free-ranging pinnipeds in Alaska. Page 72 [In] Program and abstracts of the 52nd Annual Wildlife Disease Association Conference, 11-13 August 2003, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
  • Audiences: Scientist, Wildlife Manager
  • Authors: Kimberlee Beth Beckmen, Kathleen A. Burek, Kathleen A. Burek Huntington, Gina M. Ylitalo
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  • Keywords: Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus, northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus, Pribilof Islands, environmental contamination, mercury exposure
  • Link: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/research_pdfs/beckman_envcontam_pinnapeds_abstract_2002_aazv.pdf (PDF)
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  • Primary Authors: Kimberlee Beth Beckmen
  • Programs: Wildlife Health, Wildlife Research, Marine Mammals
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  • Publication Types: Abstract/Poster/Presentation (Scientific)
  • Regions: Region IV - Central and Southwest Alaska
  • Species: Northern Fur Seal, Steller Sea Lion
  • Species Categories: Endangered or Threatened Species (Federal), Mammals, Marine Mammals
  • Title: The effects of environmental contaminants on immune function and health in free-ranging pinnipeds in Alaska
  • Topics: Disease, Health, and Nutrition, Endangered or Threatened Species (Federal), Habitat, Research, Physiology
  • Year: 2003

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