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Whole blood fatty acid concentrations in the San Cristóbal Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis)290.89 kB
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Journal article
Whole blood fatty acid concentrations in the San Cristóbal Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis)
PeerJ, Vol.9, pp.1-10
2021
Abstract
To continue releasing San Cristóbal Galápagos tortoises housed in managed-care facilities at the Giant Tortoise Breeding Center of Galápagos National Park (Galapaguera de Cerro Colorado) to the Otoy Ecological Farm, health assessments and physical examinations were conducted. As a part of these wellness examinations, blood was drawn from 11 tortoises to analyze fatty acid concentrations. Fatty acid levels can provide insight into the nutritional profiles, immune status, and reproductive health of vertebrates. To the co-author’s knowledge, there is no current information about fatty acids in this species. It was hypothesized that there would be inherent differences based on the different geographic ranges, diets, sex, and age of turtles. It was noted that the ω-6/ω-3 ratio was higher for the breeding center than for the ecological farm and that overall polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) did not have any significant differences. The ω-6/ω-3 findings can contribute to a global picture of these fatty acids across taxa, as reptiles are underrepresented in this area of research. Additional results are a resourceful starting point for future investigations into how fatty acids are affected in Galápagos tortoises.
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- Title
- Whole blood fatty acid concentrations in the San Cristóbal Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis)
- Authors
- Khushboo Dass (Author) - North Carolina State UniversityGregory A Lewbart (Author) - North Carolina State UniversityJuan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, QueenslandMaryuri I Yépez (Author) - Direcion Parque Nacional Galápagos, Islas Galápagos, EcuadorAndrea Loyola (Author) - Direcion Parque Nacional Galápagos, Islas Galápagos, EcuadorEmile Chen (Author)Diego Páez-Rosas (Author) - Universidad San Francisco de Quito
- Publication details
- PeerJ, Vol.9, pp.1-10
- Publisher
- PeerJ, Ltd.
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.7717/peerj.11582
- ISSN
- 2167-8359
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2021 Dass et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99549708302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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