Field and Clinical Techniques for Sampling and Handling Blood for Hematologic and Selected Biochemical Determinations in the Desert Tortoise, Xerobates agassizii
Jacobson ER, Schumacher J, Green M. 1992. Field and Clinical Techniques for Sampling and Handling Blood for Hematologic and Selected Biochemical Determinations in the Desert Tortoise, Xerobates agassizii. Copeia. 1992(1):237-241
This paper details the techniques for sampling and handling blood from desert tortoises. These techniques are commonly used by individuals conducting health examinations of tortoises.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Jacobson, Elliott; Schumacher, Juergen; Green, Mary
- Units
- MOJA
- Keywords
- Blood sampling, Gopherus agassizii (Desert Tortoise), Health examinations, Hematologic biochemistry, Orbital sinus sampling, Plasma biochemistry, Reptilia (Reptiles), Testudines, Testudinidae (Tortoises), Xerobates agassizii