Publications
| macroparasites in stranded and bycaught harbour porpoises from german and norwegian waters. | parasitological investigations were carried out on harbour porpoises phocoena phocoena originating from 3 different areas: the german north sea (28), the german baltic (18) and norwegian waters (22). the individuals were bycaught in gill-nets or found stranded during the period 1997 to 2000. a total of 7 species of parasites was identified from the investigated organs. these originated mainly from the respiratory tract and comprised 1 ascaridoid nematode (anisakis simplex), 4 pseudaliid nematode ... | 2005 | 15997825 |
| pathological findings in harbour porpoises (phocoena phocoena) from norwegian and icelandic waters. | a study of 37 by-caught harbour porpoises from icelandic and norwegian waters showed that most were in good or moderate nutritional condition and none was severely emaciated. mild infection with lungworms (halocercus invaginatus, pseudalius inflexus, torynurus convolutus) was found in 84% of the icelandic and 91% of the norwegian animals, usually associated with bronchopneumonia which was rarely severe. most (91%) of the animals had parasites in the stomach and intestine (anisakis simplex, contr ... | 2006 | 16527299 |