Estimates of total blood volume and total body weight of a sperm whale ( Physeter catodon )

A stranding of sperm whales (Physeter catodon) on the central Oregon coast enabled measurement of the total plasma volume of one female whale. The total blood volume was calculated to be about 20% of the total body weight based on the measured total plasma volume and hematocrit and the estimate of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Sleet, R. B., Sumich, J. L., Weber, L. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1981
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Catodon
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z81-083
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z81-083
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Summary:A stranding of sperm whales (Physeter catodon) on the central Oregon coast enabled measurement of the total plasma volume of one female whale. The total blood volume was calculated to be about 20% of the total body weight based on the measured total plasma volume and hematocrit and the estimate of total body weight.

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