Haemoproteus balearicae and other blood parasites of free-ranging Florida sandhill crane chicks

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 682-687

  Dusek, Robert J ^a,b,c   Spalding, Marilyn G ^b   Forrester, Donald J ^b   Greiner, Ellis C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Florida; Grus canadensis pratensis; Haemoproteus antigonis; Haemoproteus balearicae; Leucocytozoon grusi; Sandhill crane

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; GRUIDAE; GRUS; GRUS CANADENSIS; GRUS CANADENSIS PRATENSIS; HAEMOPROTEUS; LEUCOCYTOZOON;

EID: 13644275965     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.4.682     Document Type: Article

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