title: Dental and mandibular injury in an Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella, at Heard Island, Southern Ocean.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erb
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Shaughnessy
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Norman
mesh_terms: D000366:Age Determination by Teeth / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000864:Antarctic Regions; D001315:Australia; D003481:Cuspid / Q000293:injuries*; D046069:Fur Seals / Q000293:injuries*; D007195:Indian Ocean Islands; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008338:Mandibular Injuries / Q000662:veterinary*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000662:veterinary*