The skull of an adult male Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) collected at Heard Island, Southern Ocean, October 1992, had chronic changes attributable to a fracture of the left lower canine, luxation of the mental symphysis, osteomyelitis of the left and right mandibles, and periostitis of the left maxilla.
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 32 • No. 2
April 1996
Vol. 32 • No. 2
April 1996
Antarctic fur seal
Arctocephalus gazella
Heard Island
mandibular injury
pathology