Welfare and 'Best Practice' in Field Studies of Wildlife

The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals: Eighth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 92-106

  Lane, Julie M ^a   Mcdonald, Robbie A ^a  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia and stress affecting metabolic condition and cognitive abilities of animals; Anaesthesia, under schedule 2(A) of animal scientific procedures act; Capture, handling and release; Management of wild animals as part of land management; Microchipping or use of passive integrated transponders (PIT tags) advances in animal marking technologies; Non invasive sampling methods physiological parameters or pathological indicators; Welfare and 'best practice' in field studies of wildlife; Welfare implications of wildlife studies5. effect of stress on levels of sexual hormones effects on males and females; Wildlife research exciting, appealing career for aspiring scientists

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EID: 83455215645     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318777.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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