Urological Screening of a Wild Group of Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui): Investigating Trends in Nutrition and Health
β Scribed by Andrew J. J. MacIntosh; Michael A. Huffman; Koki Nishiwaki; Takako Miyabe-Nishiwaki
- Book ID
- 113067219
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 232 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0164-0291
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