Multifocal Necrotizing Myopathy in Northern Elephant Seal ( Mirounga angustirostris ) Pups, San Miguel Island, California

• Published in: Veterinary Pathology
• Main Authors: Spraker, Terry R., Kuzmina, Tetiana A., Lyons, Eugene T., DeLong, Robert L., Simeone, Claire, Veeramachaneni, D. N. Rao
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2018
• Subjects: General Veterinary; San Miguel; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0300985818790268; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0300985818790268; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0300985818790268

A field study addressing causes of mortality in freshly dead northern elephant seals ( Mirounga angustirostris, Gill, 1866) was conducted on San Miguel Island, California, in February 2015. Necropsies were performed on 18 pups ranging in age from stillbirths to approximately 7 to 8 weeks. The primar...