Myriapods (Centipedes and Millipedes)

Invertebrate Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 195-203

  Chitty, John R ^a  

^a Strathmore Veterinary Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centipedes; Millipedes; Myriapods; Scolopendra heros; Scolopendromorpha

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889320594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470344606.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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