Reproductive and Diagnostic Ultrasonography

Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 357-376

  Hildebrandt, Thomas B ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Applications; Motion; Orthopedics; Reconstructions; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447333581     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470344484.ch27     Document Type: Chapter

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