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

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...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Bornemann, Horst, de Bruyn, P. J.Nico, Reisinger, Ryan R., Kästner, Sabine, Márquez, Maria E.I., McIntyre, Trevor, Bester, Marthán N., Plötz, Joachim
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/457897/