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Clinical Communication

Ovariectomy as treatment for ovarian bacterial granulomas in a Duvaucel's gecko (Hoplodactylus duvaucelii)

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Pages 340-344 | Received 13 Oct 2014, Accepted 10 Jun 2015, Published online: 16 Jul 2015

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