Use of intraperitoneal radio-transmitters in lynx Lynx lynx kittens: Anaesthesia, surgery and behaviour

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 245-250

  Arnemo, Jon M ^a,b   Linnell, John D C ^c   Wedul, Sari J ^d   Ranheim, Birgit ^a   Odden, John ^b   Andersen, Reidar ^c,e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Hedmark College   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d Elverum Animal Clinic   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Intraperitoneal implantation; Lynx; Lynx lynx; Radio transmitters; Radiotelemetry; Surgery

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; LYNX; LYNX LYNX;

EID: 0033407139     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1999.023     Document Type: Article

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