Journal article
Baseline haematology, biochemistry, blood gas values and health status of the Galapagos swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus)
Conservation Physiology, Vol.8(1), pp.1-7
2020
Abstract
The swallow-tailed gull, Creagrus furcatus, is a seabird endemic to the Galápagos archipelago. In general health, blood chemistry and haematology, parameters have not been published for this species. Blood analyses were run on samples drawn from 58 clinically healthy swallow-tailed gulls captured at Islote Pitt on San Cristóbal Island in July 2016 (28) and South Plaza Island in June 2017 (30). A point of care blood analyzer (iSTAT) was used in the field to obtain results for HCO3−, pH, pCO2, pO2, TCO2, anion gap, chloride, creatinine, glucose, haematocrit, haemoglobin, ionized calcium, potassium, sodium and urea nitrogen. A portable Lactate Plus™ analyzer was used to measure lactate. The baseline data reported is valuable for comparisons amongst different populations in the archipelago and to detect changes in health status of Galápagos swallow-tailed gulls.
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- Title
- Baseline haematology, biochemistry, blood gas values and health status of the Galapagos swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus)
- Authors
- Carlos A Valle (Author) - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoCatalina Ulloa (Author) - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoCristina Regalado (Author) - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoJuan-Pablo Muñoz-Pérez (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science and Engineering - LegacyJuan Garcia (Author) - Applied Marine Research, Galápagos National ParkBritta Denise Hardesty (Author) - CSIRO Avian Research (Australia)Alice Skehel (Author) - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoDiane Deresienski (Author) - North Carolina State UniversityRonald K Passingham (Author) - North Carolina State UniversityGregory A Lewbart (Corresponding Author) - Universidad San Francisco de Quito
- Publication details
- Conservation Physiology, Vol.8(1), pp.1-7
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.1093/conphys/coaa064
- ISSN
- 2051-1434; 2051-1434
- Copyright note
- (c) The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press and the Society for Experimental Biology. This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model)
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; External
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99482296302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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