Plasma haptoglobin levels in threatened Alaskan pinniped populations

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-71

  Zenteno Savin, Tania ^a   Castellini, Michael A ^a   Rea, Lorrie D ^a   Fadely, Brian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood chemistry; Disease; Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina); Health; Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); Stress

Indexed keywords

HAPTOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; MOTIVATION; NEWBORN; PHOCA; REFERENCE VALUE; STRESS; SUCKLING; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); HAPTOGLOBINS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEALS, EARLESS; STRESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030635941     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.1.64     Document Type: Article

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