Chapter 18 - Biology and Diseases of Amphibians

Laboratory Animal Medicine: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 931-965

  O'Rourke, Dorcas P ^a   Rosenbaum, Matthew D ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Axolotl; Biology; Bullfrog; Dendrobatid frog; Disease; Husbandry; Leopard frog; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018819410     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409527-4.00018-3     Document Type: Chapter

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