Pathology of round island geckos Phelsuma guentheri: Some unexpected findings

Dodo

Volumn 34, Issue 0, 1998, Pages 153-158

  Cooper, John E ^a   Bloxam, Quentin M C ^a   Tonge, Simon J ^a,b  

^a Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust   (United States)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease; Lipidosis; Pathology; Phelsuma guentheri; Round island gecko; Xanthomatosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GEKKO; GEKKONIDAE; PHELSUMA GUENTHERI;

EID: 3043005876     PISSN: 02655640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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