Open AccessBaseline 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.