Causes of mortality in northern elephant seal pups on San Miguel Island, California

• Main Authors: Spraker, Terry R., Kuzmina, Tetiana A., DeLong, Robert L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: SAGE Journals 2020
• Subjects: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Clinical medicine; 70706 Veterinary Medicine; FOS Veterinary sciences; San Miguel; Elephant Seal
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.4867314.v1; https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Causes_of_mortality_in_northern_elephant_seal_pups_on_San_Miguel_Island_California/4867314/1

In February 2015, we conducted a field study of causes of mortality of northern elephant seal ( Mirounga angustirostris ) pups on San Miguel Island, California. Autopsies were performed on 18 freshly dead pups. Ages of pups ranged from stillborn to 6–8 wk. Gross and histologic lesions included traum...