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Determinants of mortality of juvenile harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) infected with lungworm submitted to a Dutch seal rehabilitation centre

  • 1. Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health Sciences, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL, Utrecht, the Netherlands
  • 2. A Seal - Seal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre Stellendam, Haringvlietplein 3A, 3251 LD, Stellendam, the Netherlands
  • 3. Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Division of Pathology, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL, Utrecht, the Netherlands

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Wijngaarden, M.F.A. van, Geut, M.I.M., Vernooij, J.C.M., IJsseldijk, L.L., Tobias, T.J. (2021): Determinants of mortality of juvenile harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) infected with lungworm submitted to a Dutch seal rehabilitation centre. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 14: 1-6, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.12.002, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.12.002

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