Electrocardiography of Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) weanlings

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 526-531

  Falabella, Valeria ^a   Campagna, Claudio ^a   Lewis, Mirtha ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ECG; Electrocardiogram; Mirounga leonina; Southern elephant seal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEALS, EARLESS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WEANING;

EID: 0033287393     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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