Bears

Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 409-415

  Caulkett, Nigel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Bears; Drug delivery systems; Physical restraint; Respiratory monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149202556     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470376478.ch35     Document Type: Chapter

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