Pathology of oropharyngeal fibropapillomatosis in green turtles chelonia mydas

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 298-304

  Alonso Aguirre, A ^a   Balazs, George H ^b   Spraker, Terry R ^c   Murakawa, Shawn K K ^b   Zimmerman, B ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; HAWAIIA; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036950556     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(2002)014<0298:POOFIG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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