Weights, hematology, and serum chemistry of free-ranging brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) in Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-84

  Work, Thierry M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown booby; Hematology; Serum chemistry; Sula leucogaster

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0033091089     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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