Fluorosis as a probable cause of chronic lameness in free ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 477-486

  Clarke, Emily ^a,b   Beveridge, Ian ^a   Slocombe, Ron ^a   Coulson, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eastern grey kangaroo; Fluorosis; Lameness; Macropus giganteus

Indexed keywords

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS;

EID: 33846145688     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/05-053.1     Document Type: Article

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