Correlations of capture, transport, and nutrition with spinal deformities in sandtiger sharks, Carcharias taurus, in public aquaria

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 750-758

  Anderson, Paul A ^a   Huber, Daniel R ^b   Berzins, Ilze K ^a  

^a The Florida Aquarium Center for Conservation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

biochemical; Carcharias taurus; clinical chemistry; potassium; Sandtiger shark; spinal deformity; vitamin C; zinc

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIET; FISH DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHARK; SPINE; SPINE DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; FISH DISEASES; SHARKS; SPINAL CURVATURES; SPINE; UNITED STATES;

CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84871529447     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2011-0066R1.1     Document Type: Article

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