Effects of suture material on incision healing, growth and survival of juvenile largemouth bass implanted with miniature radio transmitters: Case study of a novice and experienced fish surgeon

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1366-1380

  Cooke, S J ^a,d   Graeb, B D S ^a   Suski, C D ^b   Ostrand, K G ^c  

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

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Surgeon experience; Surgery; Suture material; Telemetry; Transmitter implantation

Indexed keywords

FISH; INJURY; RADIOTELEMETRY;

INSERTION SEQUENCES; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 1842856463     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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