Dietary and seasonal influences on blood chemistry and hematology in captive harbor seals

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 104-123

  Trumble, Stephen J ^a,b   Castellini, Michael A ^a   Mau, Tamara L ^a   Castellini, Judith M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood chemistry; Dietary shifts; Harbor seal; Health index; Hematology; Phoca vitulina

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIET; HEMATOLOGY; PINNIPED; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 32044438256     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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