Behavioural responses of juvenile Steller sea lions to abdominal surgery: Developing an assessment of post-operative pain

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 120, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 201-207

  Walker, Kristen A ^a   Horning, Markus ^b   Mellish, Jo Ann E ^c,d   Weary, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Analgesia; Behaviour; Pain; Sea lions

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY; PINNIPED; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ANIMALIA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 69249208683     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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