Surgical implantation of radio transmitters in arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) on Svalbard, Norway

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 342-349

  Fuglei, Eva ^a   Mercer, James B ^b   Arnemo, Jon M ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alopex lagopus; Arctic fox; Ketamine; Medetomidine; Radio transmitter; Xylazine

Indexed keywords

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; CANIDAE; LAGOPUS; VULPES;

ANESTHETIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; XYLAZINE;

ADAPTATION; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; FEMALE; FOX; HEART RATE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; TELEMETRY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FOXES; HEART RATE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; KETAMINE; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; NORWAY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RESPIRATION; TELEMETRY; XYLAZINE;

EID: 0037630349     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0342:SIORTI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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