Hematology of southern Beaufort Sea polar bears (2005-2007): Biomarker for an arctic ecosystem health sentinel

EcoHealth

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 307-320

  Kirk, Cassandra M ^a,c   Amstrup, Steven ^b   Swor, Rhonda ^a   Holcomb, Darce ^a   O'Hara, Todd M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Arctic sentinel; climate change; hematology; IgG; polar bear

Indexed keywords

URSUS MARITIMUS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BEAR; BLOOD; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ARCTIC REGIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LACTATION; MALE; SEX FACTORS; URSIDAE;

EID: 80051598933     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-010-0322-1     Document Type: Article

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