Novel symptomatology and changing epidemiology of domoic acid toxicosis in California sea lions ( <i>Zalophus californianus</i> ): an increasing risk to marine mammal health

Goldstein, Tracey; A. K. Mazet, Jonna; S. Zabka, Tanja; W. Langlois, Gregg; Colegrove, K; W. Silver, Mary; Bargu, Sibel; Van Dolah, Fran; A. Leighfield, Tod; A. Conrad, P.; Barakos, Jerome; Clive Williams, D.; Dennison, Sophie; Haulena, Martin; M. D. Gulland, Frances

doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.1221

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Novel symptomatology and changing epidemiology of domoic acid toxicosis in California sea lions ( Zalophus californianus ): an increasing risk to marine mammal health

Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences • Nov 15, 2007

Authors:

Tracey Goldstein

Jonna A. K. Mazet

Tanja S. Zabka

Abstract

Harmful algal blooms are increasing worldwide, including those of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. producing domoic acid off the California coast. This neurotoxin was first shown to cause mortality of marine mammals in 1998. A decade of monitoring California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) health since then ...

Subject

Domoic acid

Zalophus californianus

Marine mammal

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