Pathology associated with endogenous development of haematozoa in birds from southeast Queensland

Avian Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 445-450

  Peirce, M A ^a,c   Lederer, R ^a   Adlard, R D ^a   O'Donoghue, P J ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MP International Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; COCCIDIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; BLOOD; HAEMOSPORIDA; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; QUEENSLAND;

ALCEDINIDAE; ARTAMIDAE; AVES; COLUMBIDAE; CORVINAE; HAEMOPROTEUS; LEUCOCYTOZOON; MELIPHAGIDAE; PODARGIDAE; PROTOZOA; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 4644221393     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450410001724076     Document Type: Article

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