Survey of necropsy results in captive red wolves (canis rufus), 1992-1996

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 2-8

  Acton, Anne E ^a,d   Munson, Linda ^a,c   Waddell, William T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Lowry Park Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis rufus; Cardiovascular disease; Gastroenteritis; Lymphosarcoma; Parasitism; Pathology; Pododermatitis; Red wolf

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES; WOLF; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; MALE; UNITED STATES; WOLVES;

EID: 0034149244     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0002:SONRIC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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