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

• Main Authors: Spraker, Terry R., Kuzmina, Tetiana A., Lyons, Eugene T., DeLong, Robert L., Simeone, Claire, Veeramachaneni, D. N. Rao
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2019
• Subjects: marine mammals; Mirounga angustirostris; muscle; myopathy; seals; San Miguel Island; San Miguel; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usdeptcommercepub/618; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usdeptcommercepub/article/1633/viewcontent/Spraker_VP_2019_Multifocal_Necrotizing.pdf

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 primary...