Hematology and serum biochemistry parameters of North American river otters (Lontra canadensis)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 484-490

  Tocidlowski, Maryanne E ^a,c   Spelman, Lucy H ^a,d   Sumner, Perry W ^b   Stoskopf, Michael K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b N Carolina Wildl Rsrc Commission   (United States)

^c Houston Zoological Gardens   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Clinical pathology; Hematology; Lontra canadensis; Mustelid; River otter; Trap injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; OTTERS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0034573821     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0484:HASBPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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