White blood cell differentials of northern cricket frogs (Acris c. crepitans) with a compilation of published values from other amphibians

Herpetologica

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-267

  Davis, Andrew K ^a   Durso, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acris c. crepitans; Cricket frog; Eosinophils; Lymphocytes; Neutrophils; White blood cells

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CELL ORGANELLE; FROG;

ACRIS; ACRIS CREPITANS; AMBYSTOMATIDAE; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; SALAMANDROIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70449423415     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/08-052R1.1     Document Type: Article

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