Diagnosis of skeletal injuries in chelonians using computed tomography

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 226-231

  Abou Madi, Noha ^a   Scrivani, Peter V ^a   Kollias, George V ^a   Hernandez Divers, Sonia M ^a,b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelonian; Computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRIDAE; GEOCHELONE; GEOCHELONE RADIATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 4143094921     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-024     Document Type: Article

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