Twenty-four juvenile to subadult Anegada iguanas (Cyclura pinguis), captive-reared in a propagation facility, were designated by a coordinated recovery program for release in the summer of 2003. To facilitate postrelease monitoring, a radiotransmitter device was placed within the coelomic cavity of each animal under general anesthesia before release. The equipment sterilization technique and the method of attachment of the transmitters to the coelomic body wall resulted in functional transmitters and acceptably low rates of mortality associated with the procedure.
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1 December 2005
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE FOR PERMANENT INTRACOELOMIC RADIOTRANSMITTER PLACEMENT IN ANEGADA IGUANAS (CYCLURA PINGUIS)
Shannon T. Ferrell,
Annajane B. Marlar,
Allison C. Alberts,
Lee A. Young,
Kelly Bradley,
Sandra L. Hurlbut,
Nancy P. Lung
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 36 • No. 4
December 2005
Vol. 36 • No. 4
December 2005
Anegada iguana
Cyclura pinguis
radiotransmitter
surgery