California sea lion; Zalophus californianus; diagnosis; osteopathology; treatment; ununited anconeal process; Animal Science and Zoology; Veterinary (all)
Abstract :
[en] Orthopedic conditions, congenital or acquired, are frequent reasons for presentation of companion animals to veterinarians [...].
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Schlake, Alexander ; Department of Surgery, Clinic for Small Animals, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Bünteweg 9, 30459 Hannover, Germany
Van Mulders, Laurens; Small Animal Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium ; Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium
Dekkers, Moniek; Department of Morphology, Imaging, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
Selini, Anastasia ; Functional Morphology Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Maclaren, James ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Evolution and diversity dynamics lab ; Functional Morphology Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium ; Palaeobiosphere Evolution Laboratory, Institute of Natural Sciences, Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Flemish Government FWO - Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen
Funding text :
The Centre for Research and Conservation receives structural support from the Flemish Government. Pathological sea lion bones were scanned using hardware purchased via a Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO) postdoctoral fellowship awarded to JAM (project number: 12V8422N).
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