Urinary System

Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 389-392

  Miller, R Eric ^a  

^a St Louis Zoos Wildcare Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Kidneys; Urinary system; Vagina; Vulva

Indexed keywords

EID: 72649105181     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470344484.ch29     Document Type: Chapter

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