Intestinal and cloacal strictures in free-ranging and aquarium-maintained green sea turtles (Chelonia Mydas)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 408-429

  Erlacher Reid, Claire D ^a   Norton, Terry M ^b   Harms, Craig A ^c   Thompson, Rachel ^d   Reese, David J ^a,e   Walsh, Michael T ^a   Andrew Stamper, M ^f  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Georgia Sea Turtle Center   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Minnesota Zoological Garden   (United States)

^e MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^f Disney's Animals Science and Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; cloacitis; colitis; enteritis; green sea turtle; ileus; obstruction; stricture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOACA; FEMALE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; TURTLE; WILD ANIMAL; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; CLOACA; FEMALE; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; TURTLES;

CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84878899577     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2012-0071R.1     Document Type: Article

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