Dead and dying Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida Brasiliensis) from Texas: Rabies and pesticide exposure

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 275-278

  Clark Jr , Donald R ^a   Lollar, Amanda ^b   Cowman, Deborah F ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLOSSIDAE; TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 12644276373     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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