Morphological features and blood parameters of weddell seal (leptonychotes weddellii) mothers and pups during the breeding season

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 341-344

  Sakamoto, Kentaro Q ^a   Sato, Katsufumi ^b   Naito, Yasuhiko ^c   Habara, Yoshiaki ^a   Ishizuka, Mayumi ^a   Fujita, Shoichi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Biologging Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Blood status; Fast; Seal; Weaning

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY SIZE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SUCKLING; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; BODY SIZE; BREEDING; CHLORIDES; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; POTASSIUM; REPRODUCTION; SEALS, EARLESS; SEASONS; SODIUM;

LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII;

EID: 65449167658     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.341     Document Type: Article

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