Telazol and isoflurane field anesthesia in free-ranging Steller's sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-43

  Heath, R B ^a,c   Calkins, D ^a   McAllister, D ^a   Taylor, W ^a   Spraker, T ^b  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Darting; Eumetopias jubatus; Isoflurane; Steller's sea lion; Telazol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002188301     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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