Tiletamine/zolazepam immobilization of adult post-moult southern elephant seal males

Polar Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1687-1692

  Bornemann, Horst ^a   de Bruyn, P J Nico ^b   Reisinger, Ryan R ^b   Kästner, Sabine ^c   Márquez, Maria E I ^d   McIntyre, Trevor ^b   Bester, Marthán N ^b   Plötz, Joachim ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Apnoea; Mirounga leonina; Moult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE CLASS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; MALE; MOLT; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PINNIPED; WEIGHT;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 84886640636     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-013-1378-5     Document Type: Article

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