Atoxoplasmosis in tanagers

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 265-272

  Adkesson, Michael J ^a   Zdziarski, Jacqueline M ^b   Little, Susan E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atoxoplasma; Atoxoplasmosis; Coccidia; Isospora; Passerine; Tanager

Indexed keywords

AVES; COCCIDIA; EMBERIZINAE; ISOSPORA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 24644480043     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-091.1     Document Type: Article

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