Haematological and clinical biochemistry findings in captive Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)

Avian Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 851-858

  Villouta, Gladys ^a   Hargreaves, R ^a   Riveros, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b San Cristobal Metropolitan Zoo   (Chile)

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EID: 0031454137     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079459708419258     Document Type: Article

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