Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins

Reptile Medicine and Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 78-99

  Boyer, Thomas H ^a,b   Boyer, Donal M ^c  

^a Pet Hospital of Penasquitos   (United States)

^b Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery   (United States)

^c Reptile Department   (United States)

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EID: 84878448211     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-72-169327-X/50011-0     Document Type: Chapter

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