Hematologic and serum biochemical values in captive American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber)

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 163-167

  Merritt, Elizabeth L ^a,b   Fritz, Curtis L ^a,c   Ramsay, Edward C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California Dept of Health Services ^*  (United States)

^c Division of Communicable Disease Control   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flamingo; Hematology; Serum biochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 18144372408     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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