Blood profile of grizzly bears in central and northern Alaska
Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1983 Blood from 151 grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) captured between 1973 and 1982 in the Brooks Range, Alaska, and the Alaska Range was examined for 7 hanatological, 24 serum chemistry, and 6 protein electrophoretic determinations. Differences in these cha...
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ftunivalaska:oai:scholarworks.alaska.edu:11122/5108 2023-05-15T13:09:36+02:00 Blood profile of grizzly bears in central and northern Alaska Brannon, Robert D. 1983-05 http://hdl.handle.net/11122/5108 en_US eng http://hdl.handle.net/11122/5108 Department of Biology and Wildlife Thesis ms 1983 ftunivalaska 2023-02-23T21:36:21Z Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1983 Blood from 151 grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) captured between 1973 and 1982 in the Brooks Range, Alaska, and the Alaska Range was examined for 7 hanatological, 24 serum chemistry, and 6 protein electrophoretic determinations. Differences in these characteristics between samples collected one hour apart indicate a response to stress during capture. Location differences in leukocyte count, erythrocyte count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and cortisol suggest that Alaska Range bears were more stressed by capturing than Brooks Range bears. Sodium, creatinine, and urea nitrogen were negatively correlated with capture date, suggesting varied diet reinstatement and regained renal function as time from den emergence increased. Calcium, phosphorous, and alkaline phosphatase were negatively correlated with age, reflecting increased osteoblast activity and bone formation in young bears. Males had higher values than females for erythrocyte count, hematocrit, glucose, creatinine, calcium, phosphorous, and alkaline phosphatase, while glutamic-oxalacetic and glutamic-pyruvic transaminases were higher in females. Thesis alaska range Brooks Range Ursus arctos Alaska University of Alaska: ScholarWorks@UA Fairbanks |
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Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1983 Blood from 151 grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) captured between 1973 and 1982 in the Brooks Range, Alaska, and the Alaska Range was examined for 7 hanatological, 24 serum chemistry, and 6 protein electrophoretic determinations. Differences in these characteristics between samples collected one hour apart indicate a response to stress during capture. Location differences in leukocyte count, erythrocyte count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and cortisol suggest that Alaska Range bears were more stressed by capturing than Brooks Range bears. Sodium, creatinine, and urea nitrogen were negatively correlated with capture date, suggesting varied diet reinstatement and regained renal function as time from den emergence increased. Calcium, phosphorous, and alkaline phosphatase were negatively correlated with age, reflecting increased osteoblast activity and bone formation in young bears. Males had higher values than females for erythrocyte count, hematocrit, glucose, creatinine, calcium, phosphorous, and alkaline phosphatase, while glutamic-oxalacetic and glutamic-pyruvic transaminases were higher in females. |
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Blood profile of grizzly bears in central and northern Alaska |
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Blood profile of grizzly bears in central and northern Alaska |
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Blood profile of grizzly bears in central and northern Alaska |
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Blood profile of grizzly bears in central and northern Alaska |
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Blood profile of grizzly bears in central and northern Alaska |
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blood profile of grizzly bears in central and northern alaska |
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