Blood gases, biochemistry and haematology of Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Blood gases, biochemistry and haematology of Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
The marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, is an iconic lizard endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador, but surprisingly little information exists on baseline health parameters for this species. We analysed blood samples drawn from 35 marine iguanas captured at three locations on San Cristóbal Island. A portable blood analyser (iSTAT) was used to obtain near-immediate field results for pH,...
متن کاملGenetic Impact of a Severe El Niño Event on Galápagos Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a major source of climatic disturbance, impacting the dynamics of ecosystems worldwide. Recent models predict that human-generated rises in green-house gas levels will cause an increase in the strength and frequency of El Niño warming events in the next several decades, highlighting the need to understand the potential biological consequences of increa...
متن کاملDiversity of compounds in femoral secretions of Galápagos iguanas (genera: Amblyrhynchus and Conolophus), and their potential role in sexual communication in lek-mating marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
BACKGROUND Chemical signals are widely used in the animal kingdom, enabling communication in various social contexts, including mate selection and the establishment of dominance. Femoral glands, which produce and release waxy secretions into the environment, are organs of central importance in lizard chemical communication. The Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is a squamate rep...
متن کاملField-Based Radiographic Imaging of Marine Megafauna: Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) as a Case Study
Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States, 3 James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia, Galapagos Science Center, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador, Galapagos National Park, G...
متن کاملBlood gases, biochemistry and haematology of Galápagos hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata)
The hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, is a marine chelonian with a circum-global distribution, but the species is critically endangered and has nearly vanished from the eastern Pacific. Although reference blood parameter intervals have been published for many chelonian species and populations, including nesting Atlantic hawksbills, no such baseline biochemical and blood gas values have ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Conservation Physiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2051-1434
DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cov034