Hematology and serum chemistry of the Island Fox on Santa Cruz Island

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 397-404

  Crooks, Kevin R ^a   Scott, Cheryl A ^b   Bowen, Lizabeth ^c   Van Vuren, Dirk ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Hematology; Island fox; Serum chemistry; Urocyon littoralis

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; UROCYON LITTORALIS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOX; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; FOXES; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0034168305     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.2.397     Document Type: Article

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