Behavioural responses of agile wallabies (Macropus agilis) to darting and immobilisation with tiletamine hydrochloride and zolazepam hydrochloride

Wildlife Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-95

  Stirrat, Simon C ^a,b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATAXIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS AGILIS;

EID: 0030946690     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR95039     Document Type: Article

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