Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the use of wild mammals in research

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 235-253

  Sikes, Robert S ^a   Gannon, William L ^b  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal capture; Animal care; Animal housing; Animal marking; Animal use ethics; Federal regulation; Institutional animal care and use committee; Trapping

Indexed keywords

FEDERAL SYSTEM; GUIDELINE; MAMMAL; RESEARCH WORK; TRAPPING; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79951899359     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-F-355.1     Document Type: Article

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