A novel trap design for the capture and sedation of vervet monkeys (chlorocebus aethiops)

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-168

  Grobler, J Paul ^a   Turner, Trudy R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

sample collection; trapping; vervet monkey

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENOMICS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MORPHOMETRY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIMATE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY; TRAPPING;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; PRIMATES;

EID: 79953159139     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.040.0208     Document Type: Article

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