Marine Mammal Parasite of the Month – Case February 2012
Our second case is another marine mammal classic. I was surprised when I first started looking at these parasites how much I had heard...
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Marine Mammal Parasite of the Month – Answer January 2012
Answer month 1: Anisakis species These are roundworms or nematodes. The first clue was obscured in the original post (didn’t think...
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Catching up on Catch-22
Catch-22 is a Red Bellied Cooter that came to the NMLC back in May, 2010 as a 9-month old hatchling. Originally part of the State’s...
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Marine Mammal Parasite of the Month – Case January 2012
Around 100 of these specimens were found in the blow hole and stomach of a Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps) that stranded on Cape Cod,...
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Marine Mammal Parasite of the Month
As part of our grant to study the parasites of marine mammals, we are committed to educating the stranding network about the identity and...
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The 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
Last week I had the opportunity to attend (for my first time) the 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals organized by...
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