Health status and baseline hematology, biochemistry, and blood gas values of Galapagos shearwaters (Puffinus subalaris)

Carlos A Valle; Catalina Ulloa; Cristina Regalado; Juan Pablo Munoz-Perez; Juan Garcia; Britta Denise Hardesty; Alice Skehel; Diane Deresienski; Gregory A Lewbart

doi:10.1638/2019-0035R

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Health status and baseline hematology, biochemistry, and blood gas values of Galapagos shearwaters (Puffinus subalaris)

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Health status and baseline hematology, biochemistry, and blood gas values of Galapagos shearwaters (Puffinus subalaris)

Carlos A Valle, Catalina Ulloa, Cristina Regalado, Juan Pablo Munoz-Perez, Juan Garcia, Britta Denise Hardesty, Alice Skehel, Diane Deresienski and Gregory A Lewbart

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Vol.50(4), pp.1026-1030

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1638/2019-0035R

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Abstract

biochemistry

blood gases

Gala´pagos Islands

Gala´pagos shearwater

health status

hematology

Puffinus subalaris

The Galápagos shearwater, Puffinus subalaris, is a seabird endemic to the Galápagos archipelago. Hematology, blood chemistry, and general health parameters have not been published for this species. Analyses were run on blood samples drawn from 20 clinically healthy Galápagos shearwaters captured by hand at their nests at Islote Pitt on San Cristóbal Island in July 2016. A portable blood analyzer (iSTAT) was used to obtain near immediate field results for pH, pO2, pCO2, TCO2, HCO3-, hematocrit, hemoglobin, sodium, potassium, chloride, ionized calcium, creatinine, urea nitrogen, anion gap, and glucose. Blood lactate was measured using a portable Lactate Plus analyzer. The reported results provide baseline data that can be used for comparisons among populations and in detecting changes in health status among Galápagos shearwaters.

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Title: Health status and baseline hematology, biochemistry, and blood gas values of Galapagos shearwaters (Puffinus subalaris)
Authors: Carlos A Valle (Author)
Catalina Ulloa (Author)
Cristina Regalado (Author)
Juan Pablo Munoz-Perez (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Juan Garcia (Author)
Britta Denise Hardesty (Author)
Alice Skehel (Author)
Diane Deresienski (Author)
Gregory A Lewbart (Author)
Publication details: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Vol.50(4), pp.1026-1030
Publisher: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1638/2019-0035R
ISSN: 1042-7260
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: 99450814802621
Output Type: Journal article

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