A new surgical technique for implanting radio transmitters in Beavers, Castor canadensis

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 601-606

  Wheatley, Michelle ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Sahtu Renewable Resources Board   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beaver; Castor canadensis; Radio transmitters; Radio telemetry; Surgical implantation

Indexed keywords

CASTOR CANADENSIS;

EID: 0031466495     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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