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Effect of age, sex, and season on the variation in blood analytes of a clinically normal ex situ population of killer whales (Orcinus orca)

BACKGROUND: The effects of sex, age, and season on blood analyte concentrations have not been investigated for the killer whale (Orcinus orca). Defining these changes provides background data for improving the care of managed populations and defines normal changes that could occur in wild counterpar...

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Autores principales: Nollens, Hendrik H., Robeck, Todd R., Schmitt, Todd L., Croft, Lara L., Osborn, Steve, McBain, James F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6850284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30676655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vcp.12697