Biochemical and hematologic values for 18 clinically healthy radiated tortoises (Geochelone radiata) on St Catherines Island, Georgia

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-325

  Zaias, Julia ^a   Norton, Terry ^b   Fickel, Angela ^a   Spratt, Jeff ^b   Altman, Norman H ^a   Cray, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical chemistry; Hematology; Laboratory analysis; Radiated tortoise

Indexed keywords

GEOCHELONE RADIATA; RADIATA; TESTUDINIDAE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURTLE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TURTLES;

EID: 33750697000     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2006.tb00139.x     Document Type: Article

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