Tapirs

Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 533-541

  Hernandez Divers, Sonia M ^a   Bailey, James ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cardiopulmonary effects; Chemical immobilization; Physical capture; Tapirs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889349445     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470376478.ch47     Document Type: Chapter

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