Ocular disease in American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) in Costa Rica

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 415-426

  Rainwater, Thomas R ^a   Millichamp, Nicholas J ^b   Barrantes, Luz Denia ^c,e   Barr, Brady R ^d   Montero, Juan R Bolaños ^e   Platt, Steven G ^f   Abel, Mike T ^g   Cobb, George P ^g   Anderson, Todd A ^g  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^d NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^e Asociación de Especialistas en Cocodrilos Centro América AEC CA   (Costa Rica)

^f SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American crocodile; Behavior; Costa Rica; Crocodylus acutus; Eyes; Injury; Ocular disease; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS ACUTUS;

EID: 79953666369     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.2.415     Document Type: Article

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