Baseline plasma corticosterone, haematological and biochemical results in nesting and rehabilitating loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) | Zendy

Jennifer E. Flower | Zendy; Terry M. Norton | Zendy; Kimberly M. Andrews | Zendy; Steven E. Nelson | Zendy; Clare Parker | Zendy; L. Michael Romero | Zendy; Mark A. Mitchell | Zendy

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Baseline plasma corticosterone, haematological and biochemical results in nesting and rehabilitating loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

Author(s) -

Jennifer E. Flower,

Terry M. Norton,

Kimberly M. Andrews,

Steven E. Nelson,

Clare Parker,

L. Michael Romero,

Mark A. Mitchell

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cov003

Subject(s) - corticosterone , biology , turtle (robot) , sea turtle , blood sampling , white blood cell , zoology , physiology , ecology , medicine , endocrinology , hormone , immunology

This study established a time limit for the collection of blood samples from nesting and rehabilitating loggerhead sea turtles to determine baseline corticosterone concentrations. In addition, this study assessed changes in hematologic parameters in association with the acute handling stress response in this species of sea turtle.

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