Relationship between barnacle epibiotic load and hematologic parameters in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), a comparison between migratory and residential animals in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 635-641

  Stamper, M Andrew ^a,c   Harms, Craig ^a   Epperly, Sheryan P ^b,d   Braun McNeill, Joanne ^b   Avens, Larisa ^b   Stoskopf, Michael K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Walt Disney World   (United States)

^d SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barnacle; Body condition; Caretta caretta; Epibiota; Health; Hematology; Loggerhead sea turtle; Migration

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES; THORACICA;

EID: 33645683306     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/04-074.1     Document Type: Article

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