Intestinal eversion in a free-ranging manta ray (Manta birostris)

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  1. Department of Zoology, Edmonson Hall, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 98822, USA

    T. B. Clark

  2. Department of Zoology, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 46-007 Lilipuna Rd, Kaneohe, HI, 96744, USA

    Y. P. Papastamatiou

  3. Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 46-007 Lilipuna Rd, Kaneohe, HI, 96744, USA

    C. G. Meyer

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Clark, T.B., Papastamatiou, Y.P. & Meyer, C.G. Intestinal eversion in a free-ranging manta ray (Manta birostris). Coral Reefs 27, 61 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-007-0305-z

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