Pathology of aural abscesses in free-living Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 704-712

  Brown, Justin D ^a   Richards, Jean M ^a   Robertson, John ^a   Holladay, Steven ^a   Sleeman, Jonathan M ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Wildlife Center of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Aural abscess; Eastern box turtle; Hypovitaminosis A; Pathology; Squamous metaplasia; Terrapene carolina carolina

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TERRAPENE; TERRAPENE CAROLINA CAROLINA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 13644254705     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.4.704     Document Type: Article

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