Praziquantel treatment of captive white-spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) infested with monogean trematodes

Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 152-156

  Janse, Max ^a   Borgsteede, Fred H M ^b  

^a Burgers' Zoo   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AETOBATUS NARINARI; CICONIIFORMES; CLEMACOTYLE AUSTRALIS; LABROIDES; MONOCOTYLIDAE; MONOGENEA; MYLIOBATINAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 0141760551     PISSN: 01080288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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