Clinical anatomy of the North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 473-483

  Baitchman, Eric J ^a   Kollias, George V ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Lontra canadensis; Lutra; Mustelidae; River otter

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE DETERMINATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BONE; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW YORK; OTTERS;

EID: 0034574338     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0473:CAOTNA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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