Evaluation of injury severity and hematologic and plasma biochemistry values for recently captured north American river otters (Lontra canadensis)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 371-384

  Kimber, Kevin ^a   Kollias II, George V ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Clinical pathology; Hematology; Lontra canadensis; Reintroduction; River otter

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; LONTRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 30444443296     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-125.1     Document Type: Article

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