Renal trematodiasis in captive double-toothed barbets (Lybius bidentatus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 124-126

  Rotstein, David S ^a,b,c   Flowers, James R ^a,b   Wolfe, Barbara A ^a   Loomis, Mike ^a  

^a North Carolina Zoological Park   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Double toothed barbet; Kidney; Lybius bidentatus; Piciformes; Tanaisia (Tamerlania) zarudnyi

Indexed keywords

ANSERIFORMES; AVES; COLUMBIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; GASTROPODA; LYBIUS BIDENTATUS; PASSERIFORMES; PICIFORMES; SERPENTES; STERCORARIIDAE; TANAISIA ZARUDNYI; TREMATODA;

EID: 20444372727     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-119     Document Type: Article

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