Parasitological findings of lesser rhea, Pterocnemia Pennata (D'orbigy) in faeces from northern patagonia, Argentina

Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 247-251

  Chang Reissig, E ^a   Olaechea, F ^a   Robles, C A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bird; Helminth; Protozoan; Ratite

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347116187     PISSN: 0301732X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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