Serum chemistry values for free-ranging ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in Svalbard

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 405-412

  Tryland, Morten ^a   Krafft, Bjørn A ^b   Lydersen, Christian ^b   Kovacs, Kit M ^b   Thoresen, Stein Istre ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Clinical chemistry; Cortisol; Environmental monitoring; Pusa hispida; Seal; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; PHOCA; REFERENCE VALUE; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; WILD ANIMAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; FEMALE; MALE; PHOCA; REFERENCE VALUES; SVALBARD;

ANIMALIA; PHOCA HISPIDA;

EID: 33846088304     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2006.tb00156.x     Document Type: Article

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