Evaluation of injuries to Virginia opossums captured in the EGG(TM) trap

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 301-305

  Hubert Jr , G F ^a   Wollenberg, G K ^b,c   Hungerford, L L ^b,d   Bluett, R D ^a  

^a ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Didelphis virginiana; EGG(TM) trap; Foothold trap; Opossum; Restraining trap; Selective trap; Trap injuries

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; INJURY; PEST CONTROL; TRAPPING;

UNITED STATES;

DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0345035263     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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