Eustrongylidiasis in eastern great blue herons (Ardea herodias)

Avian Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 443-448

  Ziegler, Andre F ^a   Welte, Sallie C ^b   Miller, Erica A ^b   Nolan, Thomas J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Tri State Bird Rescue and Res Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ardea herodias; Eustrongylides ignotus; Great blue heron; Proventriculus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARDEA HERODIAS; ARDEIDAE; ATAXIA; AVES; EUSTRONGYLIDES; EUSTRONGYLIDES IGNOTUS;

EID: 0034047668     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592560     Document Type: Article

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