Immobilization of adult male southern elephant seals (mirounga leonina) during the breeding and molting periods using a tiletamine/zolazepam mixture and ketamine

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 915-921

  Carlini, A R ^a   Negrete, J ^a,b   Daneri, G A ^c   Rogers, T ^d   Marquez M E I ^a   Ciaglia, M ^d   Mennucci, J A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

^b Centro Científico y Tecnológico Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Chemical restraint; Ketamine; Southern elephant seal; Tiletamine zolazepam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREEDING; DRUG; MOBILITY; MOLT; PINNIPED; SAMPLING;

ANIMALIA; MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 67349128913     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0592-7     Document Type: Article

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