dc.creatorEberhardt, María Ayelen Teresita
dc.creatorRuiz, Marcelo Fabián
dc.creatorBeldomenico, Pablo Martín
dc.creatorRacca, Andrea Laura
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-02T19:31:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-15T07:55:33Z
dc.date.available2019-04-02T19:31:43Z
dc.date.available2022-10-15T07:55:33Z
dc.date.created2019-04-02T19:31:43Z
dc.date.issued2016-07
dc.identifierEberhardt, María Ayelen Teresita; Ruiz, Marcelo Fabián; Beldomenico, Pablo Martín; Racca, Andrea Laura; Dynamics of health of wild capybaras: Biochemical and physiological parameters; De Gruyter; Mammalia; 80; 4; 7-2016; 413-423
dc.identifier0025-1461
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/73015
dc.identifierCONICET Digital
dc.identifierCONICET
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/4362846
dc.description.abstractAssessments of generic indices of health in wildlife populations increase our knowledge about the natural history of animal species and provide useful information for ecoepidemiological studies. However, there have been minimal studies on the parameters of hematological and biochemical parameters in wildlife. The goal of this study was to evaluate physiological dynamics of wild capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). To this aim, we evaluated biochemical and physiological parameters (blood cell counts, serum protein fractions, and spleen mass) and assessed their variability with sex, body condition, pregnancy status, and season. Samples (n=67) were obtained from a managed population of free-ranging capybaras from Esteros del Iberá (Northeastern Argentina). The main findings reported were i) Kurloff cells (KC) were found in peripheral blood of both sexes, but levels were higher in females; ii) KC, eosinophil (E), and basophil (B) counts were positively associated with body condition; iii) pregnant females had different values of KC, B, and spleen mass than nonpregnant females; iv) albumin and KC (in females) and E and neutrophil (N) counts in males showed a seasonal pattern; and v) protein fractions of capybaras are reported for the first time. Life history traits such as pregnancy, seasonal processes, nutritional status, are reflected in some of the biochemical and physiological parameters evaluated here.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherDe Gruyter
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2015-0021
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/mamm/80/4/article-p413.xml
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subjectHEMATOLOGY
dc.subjectHYDROCHOERUS HYDROCHAERIS
dc.subjectKURLOFF CELLS
dc.subjectSERUM PROTEINOGRAM
dc.titleDynamics of health of wild capybaras: Biochemical and physiological parameters
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


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