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SERUM CHEMISTRY VALUES FOR NESTLING
BALD EAGLES (HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS) IN FLORIDA BAY, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK
Abstract
The analysis of serum chemistry is becoming a vital diagnostic tool for assessing the health of free-ranging birds of prey. The serum chemistry of 151 free-ranging Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) nestlings was measured from 1992 through 2001 in Florida Bay, Everglades National Park. Nineteen serum values and one hematological value (PCV) were measured to establish normal baseline parameters for the eaglets. Serum value results were consistent with results of other free-ranging raptor populations.
Mealey, B. K., G. M. Parks, B. A. Millsap, O. L Bass, and G. D. Bossart. 2004. Serum Chemistry Values of Nestling Bald Eagles (Haliaetus leucocephalus) in Florida Bay, Everglades National Park. J. Raptor Res. 38(1): 96-100.
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