Comparison of blood values in foraging, nesting, and stranded loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) along the coast of Georgia, USA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-56

  Deem, Sharon L ^a,k   Norton, Terry M ^b,c   Mitchell, Mark ^d   Segars, Al ^e   Rick Alleman, A ^f   Cray, Carolyn ^g   Poppenga, Robert H ^h,l   Dodd, Mark ⁱ   Karesh, William B ^j  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b St Catherines Island Foundation   (United States)

^c Georgia Sea Turtle Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

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

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

^h UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

ⁱ Georgia Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^j WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^k SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Hematology; Loggerhead turtles; Plasma biochemistry; Plasma protein electrophoresis; Toxicants

Indexed keywords

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; TURTLE; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TURTLES;

EID: 65249149543     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.1.41     Document Type: Article

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