Field anaesthetic and surgical techniques for implantation of intraperitoneal radio transmitters in Eurasian beavers Castor fiber

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-15

  Ranheim, Birgit ^a   Rosell, Frank ^b,c   Haga, Henning Andreas ^a   Arnemo, Jon M ^a,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d Hedmark College   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Castor canadensis; Castor fiber; Intraperitoneal implantation; Radio telemetry; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTOR FIBER; CASTORIDAE;

EID: 1842509264     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2004.004     Document Type: Article

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