Application and evaluation of a stomach flushing technique for alligators

Herpetological Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 400-401

  Rice, Amanda N ^a,b   Ross, J Perran ^a,c   Finger, Adam G ^a,d   Owen, Rick ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d V tech Environmental Services   (United States)

^e Wekiwa River Basin State Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATORINAE;

EID: 30944449598     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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