Reference hematologic and plasma chemistry values of brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 516-520

  Lamirande, Elaine W ^a   Bratthauer, Ann D ^a   Fischer, Donna C ^a   Nichols, Donald K ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiga irregularis; Brown tree snake; Hematology; Plasma chemistry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; FEMALE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLUBRIDAE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033287933     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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