Ultrasonographic imaging of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

Veterinary Record

Volumn 161, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 226-232

  Valente, A L ^a   Parga, M L ^b   Espada, Y ^a   Lavin, S ^a   Alegre, F ^b   Marco, I ^a   Cuenca, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Centre de Recuperacio d'Animals Marins   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34548245136     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.161.7.226     Document Type: Article

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