Blood values in free-ranging nesting leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) on the coast of the Republic of Gabon

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 464-471

  Deem, Sharon L ^a,i   Dierenfeld, Ellen S ^b   Sounguet, Guy Phillipe ^c   Alleman, A Rick ^d,e   Cray, Carolyn ^f   Poppenga, Robert H ^g,j   Norton, Terry M ^h   Karesh, William B ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^c College of Veterinary Medicine ^*  (Gabon)

^d Scott)   (United States)

^e University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

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

^g UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^h St Catherines Island Wildlife Survival Center   (United States)

ⁱ SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Dermochelys coriacea; Gabon; Health; Hematology; Leatherback sea turtle; Plasma biochemistry

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33846162780     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/05-102.1     Document Type: Article

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