A method of sampling blood from Australian freshwater turtles

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-95

  Rogers, Kris D ^a   Booth, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; SAMPLING; TURTLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBIA; CHELODINA; CHELODINA EXPANSA; ELSEYA; ELSEYA LATISTERNUM; EMYDURA; EMYDURA MACQUARII; PLEURODIRA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 1942534134     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02089     Document Type: Article

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