Intestinal eversion in a free-ranging manta ray (Manta birostris)

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-

  Clark, T B ^a   Papastamatiou, Y P ^b   Meyer, C G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; FINFISH; JUVENILE; SWIMMING; WILD POPULATION;

MANTA BIROSTRIS; MOBULINAE;

EID: 38649140655     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0305-z     Document Type: Article

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