Duodenal volvulus in free-living green turtles from coastal United Arab Emirates

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 797-800

  Hasbún, Carlos R ^a,b   Lawrence, Andrew J ^b   Samour, Jaime H ^a   Al Ghais, Saif ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case histories; Chelonia mydas; Duodenum; Green turtle; Seagrass ingesta; Volvulus

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DUODENUM DISEASE; FEMALE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; TURTLE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ANIMALS; DUODENAL DISEASES; FEMALE; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; SEAWATER; TURTLES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0032176124     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.4.797     Document Type: Article

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