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Body condition as a descriptor of American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) health status in the Greater Everglades, Florida, United States

Body condition is used as an indicator of the degree of body fat in an animal but evidence of its actual relationship with health diagnostics (e.g., blood parameters) is usually lacking across species. In American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis), body condition has been used as a performance...

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Autores principales: Balaguera-Reina, Sergio A., Brandt, Laura A., Hernandez, Nicole D., Mason, Brittany M., Smith, Christopher D., Mazzotti, Frank J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10688880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38033092
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295357