Chemical restraint of endangered mammals for conservation purposes: A practical primer

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Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-33

  Osofsky, Steven A ^a   Hirsch, Karen J ^b  

^a WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Chemical restraint; Conservation; Mammals; Monitoring; Safety

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033972115     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3008.2000.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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