Radio tagging American mink (Mustela vison)-experience with collar and intraperitoneal-implanted transmitters

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-268

  Zschille, Jana ^a   Stier, Norman ^a   Roth, Mechthild ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

American mink; Collar transmitter; Implantation surgery; Mustela vison; Radio telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIDAE; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 42449150791     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-007-0139-6     Document Type: Article

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