Field sedation of coyotes, red foxes, and raccoons with medetomidine and atipamezole

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1267-1271

  Baldwin, John R ^a   Winstead, Jeffrey B ^b   Hayden Wing, Larry D ^b   Kreeger, Terry J ^c   Dzialak, Matthew R ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b Hayden Wing Associates LLC   (United States)

^c WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Atipamezole; Canis latrans; Coyote; Field immobilization; Medetomidine; Physiologic response; Procyon lotor; Raccoon; Red fox; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

CANID; FIELD METHOD; HANDLING STRESS; MUSTELID; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SAMPLING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS LATRANS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 48249108354     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-395     Document Type: Article

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