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

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Bornemann, Horst, de Bruyn, P. J. N., Reisinger, R. R., Kästner, S., Márquez, M. E. I., McIntyre, Trevor, Bester, Marthán. N., Plötz, Joachim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: SPRINGER 2013
• Subjects: Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Isla 25 de Mayo; King George Island; Mirounga leonina; Polar Biology; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/33491/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/33491/1/Bornemann-etal_2013_post-print.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.41918; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.41918.d001

Immobilization and anaesthesia of adult male southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) is potentially risky for animals and scientists. A tiletamine/zolazepam injection is considered the most appropriate drug combination for field application in this species. Since appropriate dosages are difficult...