Bibliography Record

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Medway, William; Bruss, M. L.; Bengtson, John L.; Black, D. J. (detail)
   
1982
Blood chemistry of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus).
Jour. Wildl. Diseases 18(2): 229-234. 3 tabs. Apr. 1982.
–Blood of 8 wild manatees from Blue Spring, Florida, and 2 captives was similar to samples analyzed by White et al. (1976), but with increased anion gaps, protein, and albumin/globulin ratios. Some values were probably affected by the animals' struggling. A narrow range of serum osmolality may reflect the Blue Spring population's freshwater habitat.

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Biochemistry
(SEE ALSO: Digestive System; Endocrinology; Milk; Phylogeny and Affinities)
  x 1982 Medway, Bruss et al. (TM; blood chemistry; 229-234.)

Circulatory System
(including lymphatic system)
  x 1982 Medway, Bruss et al. (TML; blood chemistry; 229-234.)

Florida
  x 1982 Medway, Bruss et al. (TML; Blue Spring; blood serum osmolality & salinity; 231-232.)

Salinity Tolerance
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive)
  x 1982 Medway, Bruss et al. (TML; Florida; blood serum osmolality; 231-232.)

Trichechus manatus latirostris (Harlan, 1824) Hatt, 1934
  x * 1982 Medway, Bruss et al. (blood chemistry; 229-234.)


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