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A trematode from the round window of an Atlantic Bottlenosed dolphin's ear

M D Daily et al. J Wildl Dis. 1976 Jan.

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Abstract

A trematode from the family Nasitrematidae Yamaguti 1951 was found adhered to the round window in the inner ear of a Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The possibility that parasites could be responsible for changes in acoustic behavior and hearing loss is discussed.

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