The Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus, has experienced regionally divergent population trends over recent decades. One potential mechanism for this disparity is that local factors cause reduced health and, therefore, reduced survival of individuals. The use of blood parameters to assess sea lion health may help to identify whether malnutrition, disease and stress are important drivers of cur...

In a previous publication it was pointed out that definite relationships existed between the growth curve of a 100 per cent transplantable methylcholanthrene-induced hamster sarcoma and several blood cell factors (1~). As the tumor grew in the hamster cheek pouch, characteristic alterations were noted in the levels of hemoglobin, red and white blood cells, differential white blood cell counts, ...