Journal of Wildlife Diseases · 1992 · 202 citations · 15 references
Life SciencesPhysiologyZoologyMarine MammalogyMarine ZoologyPhysiological EcologyBody CompositionMarine Animal PhysiologyMarine HerpetologyMarine Mammal EcologyMarine Mammal HealthMarine Mammal PhysiologyBody Size DistributionsBody Size EstimationRefractive Index DeterminationSea Turtle BiologySea Turtle EcologySea Turtle EndocrinologySea Turtle HealthSea Turtle Morphology
Blood biochemical profiles and packed cell volumes were determined for 100 juvenile green turtles, Chelonia mydas, from a wild population in the southern Bahamas. There was a significant correlation of body size to 13 of the 26 blood parameters measured. Only plasma uric acid and cholesterol were significantly different between male and female turtles. The relationship between total plasma proteins and plasma refractive index was significant. The equation for converting refractive index (Y) to total plasma proteins (X) is Y = 1.34 + 0.00217(X).
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Nutrition and grazing behavior of the green turtle Chelonia mydas
Karen A. Bjorndal · Marine Biology · 1980 · 437 citations
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