Surgical technique for intra-abdominal radiotransmitter placement in North American river otters (Lontra canadensis)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 202-205

  Hernandez Divers, Sonia M ^a,b   Kollias, George V ^a   Abou Madi, Noha ^a   Hartup, Barry K ^a,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Intra abdominal radiotransmitters; Lontra canadensis; Otter; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SURGICAL INFECTION; TELEMETRY;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANIMALS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; MALE; OTTERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0037925236     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0202:STFIAR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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