Marmot blood sampling for viral screening (Sciuridae)

Subcategory: wildlife disease surveillance

Standard reference: Armitage 1982, 1991

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Description

Blood collection from trapped wild marmots via femoral vein puncture during routine handling for long-term population studies. Sera separated and frozen for later laboratory analysis.

Typical Equipment

traps
blood collection materials
centrifuge
freezer storage

Output Measurements

serum samples

Papers Using This Protocol (2)

article

Is the hepatitis virus absent from yellow-bellied marmots?

2003Oecologia Montanausing

chapter

Holarctic marmots as a factor of biodiversity

2002using