From the field: Neck lesions in ungulates from collars incorporating satellite technology

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 987-991

  Krausman, Paul R ^a,d   Bleich, Vernon C ^b,l,m,n,o,p   Cain III, James W ^a,e,f,g   Stephenson, Thomas R ^b,f,n,q,r,s   DeYoung, Don W ^a,c,f,h,i,j   McGrath, Philip W ^b,n,t   Swift, Pamela K ^b,u,v   Pierce, Becky M ^b,n,w   Jansen, Brian D ^a,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d Southwestern Section   (United States)

^e Cabeza Prieta Natl Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^f Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Amer College of Veterinary Surgeons   (United States)

^j University Animal Care   (United States)

^k Silver Bell Mountains   (United States)

^l CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

ⁿ Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep R ^*

^o Round Valley Project

^p Boone and Crockett Club ^*

^q VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^s ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^t St Joseph's College   (United States)

^u UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^v CDFG's Wildlife Investigations Lab

^w UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Arizona; California; GPS satellite collars; Lesions; Mountain sheep; Mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus; Ovis canadensis; Telemetry collars

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; INJURY; UNGULATE;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 7644243709     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[0987:FTFNLI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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