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Oil fouling in three subsistence-harvested ringed (Phoca hispida) and spotted seals (Phoca largha) from the Bering Strait region, Alaska: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bile and tissue levels and pathological findings

  • Reference: Stimmelmayr, R., G. M. Ylitalo, G. Sheffield, K. B. Beckmen, K. A. Burek-Huntington, V. Metcalf, and T. Rowles. 2018. Oil fouling in three subsistence-harvested ringed (Phoca hispida) and spotted seals (Phoca largha) from the Bering Strait region, Alaska: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bile and tissue levels and pathological findings. Marine Pollution Bulletin 130:311-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.040
  • Audiences: Scientist, Wildlife Manager
  • Authors: Kimberlee Beth Beckmen, Kathleen A. Burek Huntington, Vera Metcalf, Teri Rowles, Gay G. Sheffield, Raphaela Stimmelmayr, Gina M. Ylitalo
  • Funding Sources: FWS-WR
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  • Keywords: ringed seal, Phoca hispida, spotted seal, Phoca largha, oil fouling, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, PAH, gross pathology, histopathology
  • Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.040 (Offsite)
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  • Primary Authors: Raphaela Stimmelmayr
  • Programs: Wildlife Health, Marine Mammals
  • Project Numbers: 18.74
  • Publication Types: Marine Mammals Scientific Publication
  • Regions: Region V - Arctic and Western Alaska
  • Species: Ringed Seal, Spotted Seal
  • Species Categories: Endangered or Threatened Species (Federal), Mammals, Marine Mammals
  • Title: Oil fouling in three subsistence-harvested ringed (Phoca hispida) and spotted seals (Phoca largha) from the Bering Strait region, Alaska: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bile and tissue levels and pathological findings
  • Topics: Disease, Health, and Nutrition, Research, Anthropogenic Effects
  • Year: 2018

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