Haemoproteus spp. and Leukocytozoon spp. in a captive raptor population

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 137-140

  Ziman, Melanie ^a   Colagross Schouten, Angela ^a   Griffey, Stephen ^a   Stedman, Bret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Haemoproteus; Leukocytozoon; Parasite; Raptor

Indexed keywords

AVES; HAEMOPROTEUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 3543053475     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.1.137     Document Type: Article

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