Baseline blood biochemistry of Australian green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and effects of exposure to the toxic cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-32

  Arthur, Karen E ^a,b   Limpus, Colin J ^c   Whittier, Joan M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SMITHSONIAN MARINE STATION   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FEEDING GROUND; FOOD LIMITATION; GLUCOSE; LESION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXIC ORGANISM; TURTLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MORETON BAY; QUEENSLAND; SHOALWATER BAY;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; CYANOBACTERIA; LYNGBYA MAJUSCULA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 49949119055     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO08055     Document Type: Article

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