Health assessment of free-ranging and captive Matschie's tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus matschiei) in Papua New Guinea

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Travis, Erika K ^a   Watson, Patricia ^b   Dabek, Lisa ^c  

^a Utah's Hogle Zoo   (United States)

^b VCA Redmond Animal Hospital   (United States)

^c Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrolagus matschiei; health assessment; macropod; marsupial; Papua New Guinea; tree kangaroo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MARSUPIAL; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; TUBERCULOSIS; WILD ANIMAL; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; BODY COMPOSITION; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALIA; DENDROLAGUS; DENDROLAGUS MATSCHIEI; EIMERIA; METATHERIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 84858217962     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2010-0082.1     Document Type: Article

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