The effects of fin rot disease and sampling method on blood chemistry and hematocrit measurements of winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus from New Haven Harbor (1987-1990)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 740-750

  Ziskowski, J ^a   Mercaldo Allen, R ^a   Pereira, J J ^a   Kuropat, C ^a   Goldberg, R ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood chemistry; Fin rot; Hematocrit; Winter flounder

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; FISH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTEINS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BLOOD CHEMISTRY; FIN ROT; HEMATOCRIT; WINTER FLOUNDER;

DISEASES;

BILIRUBIN; CALCIUM; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; FLATFISH; INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; PROTEIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIN ROT DISEASE; FISH DISEASE; FLOUNDER; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONNECTICUT; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FLOUNDER; HEMATOCRIT; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

CONNECTICUT; NEW HAVEN HARBOR; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

EID: 41249094768     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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