Haematology and leucocyte morphology of wild caught Thunnus maccoyii

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1649-1659

  Rough, K M ^a   Nowak, B F ^b   Reuter, R E ^c  

^a Tuna Boat Owners Assoc of Australia   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Veterinary Pathology Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Haematology; Leucocytes; Thunnus maccoyii; Tuna

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; PERCIFORM;

THUNNUS MACCOYII;

EID: 20644441334     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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