Fibrosarcoma of the brood pouch in an aquarium-reared lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-109

  Willens, Scott ^a,c   Dunn, Lawrence ^a   Frasca Jr , Salvatore ^b  

^a Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood pouch; Fibrosarcoma; Hippocampus erectus; Seahorse; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS ERECTUS; SMEGMAMORPHA;

EID: 2942530675     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/02-085     Document Type: Article

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