Absence of blood parasites in Griffon vultures from Spain

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 640-643

  Blanco, Guillermo ^a   Gajón, Alvaro ^b   Doval, Guillermo ^c   Martínez, Félix ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Avian hematozoa; Griffon vulture; Gyps fulvus; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; PARASITEMIA; SPAIN;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; HEALTH STATUS; PARASITEMIA; SPAIN;

EID: 0032110774     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.3.640     Document Type: Article

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