A report of hepatic granuloma in free-living Brown anoles (Anolis sagrei) in Taiwan: Two cases

Herpetological Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 93, 2005, Pages 9-13

  Norval, Gerrut ^a   Tung, Chun Liang ^b   Cooper, John E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOLIS SAGREI;

EID: 31444445189     PISSN: 14730928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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