Monitoring the health status of free-ranging tammar wallabies using hematology, serum biochemistry, and parasite loads

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1232-1243

  Robert, Kylie A ^a,b   Schwanz, Lisa E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

disease monitoring; human disturbance; macropod; Macropus eugenii; marsupial; nutritional status; parasite prevalence; Tammar wallaby; wildlife health; wildlife management

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY CONDITION; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT QUALITY; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOGLOBIN; MALNUTRITION; MARSUPIAL; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; SERUM; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; GARDEN ISLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; METATHERIA;

EID: 84880824105     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.561     Document Type: Article

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