Health assessment of the Christmas Island flying fox (Pteropus melanotus natalis)
Hall, Jane, Rose, Karrie, Smith, Craig, De Jong, Carol, Phalen, David, Austen, Jill, and Field, Hume (2014) Health assessment of the Christmas Island flying fox (Pteropus melanotus natalis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 50 (3). pp. 447-458.
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Abstract
During July–August 2010, 28 Christmas Island flying foxes (Pteropus melanotus natalis) were captured and anesthetized for examination, sample collection, and release to determine the potential role of disease in recent population declines. Measurements and samples were taken for morphologic, hematologic, biochemical, and parasitologic analysis. These are the first blood reference ranges reported for this species. These data are being used to inform investigations into conservation status and population management strategies for the Christmas Island flying fox.
| Item ID: | 38797 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1943-3700 |
| Keywords: | Christmas Island flying fox, hematology, morphologic, plasma biochemistry, Pteropus melanotus natalis |
| Funders: | Commonwealth Director of National Parks, Christmas Island National Park, Australian Government Department of the Environment, Taronga Conservation Society (TCS) |
| Date Deposited: | 14 May 2015 01:58 |
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