Hematology and serum biochemistry values of free-ranging Iberian wolves (Canis lupus) trapped by leg-hold snares

• Published in: European Journal of Wildlife Research
• Main Authors: Santos, Nuno M. S., Maior, Helena Rio, Nakamura, Mónia, Roque, Sara, Brandão, Ricardo, Fonseca, Francisco Petrucci, Palacios, Vicente, Garcia, Emílio, López-Bao, José Vicente, Llaneza, Luis, Álvares, Francisco
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2015
• Subjects: Iberian wolf; Hematology; Serum biochemistry; Reference intervals; Leg-hold snares; Science & Technology; Ferreira; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/32462; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-014-0883-3

Hematology and serum biochemistry are important tools in assessing the health and physiological status of wildlife populations. Nevertheless, studies on free-ranging wolves (Canis lupus) are scarce, and no reference values are available neither for Iberian wolves nor for wolves captured with leghold...