Cannibalism by Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) at a small tropical archipelago
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Weights, hematology, and serum chemistry of free-ranging brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) in Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific.
Hematologic and serum chemistry values are reported for 105 brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) from Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific. Hematocrit, estimated total plasma solids, total and differential white cell counts, serum glucose, calcium, phosphorus, uric acid, total protein, albumin, globulin, aspartate aminotransferase, and creatinine phosphokinase were analyzed. Hematologic and serum chemis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2178-7875
DOI: 10.1007/bf03544295