Baseline morphometric, haematological and plasma biochemical parameters in free-ranging eastern water dragons (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii )

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (11) ◽  
pp. 450-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
RSP Johnson ◽  
PS Harlow ◽  
CA Phillips ◽  
EJS Hall
Keyword(s):  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Intellagama Lesueurii

scholarly journals Morphometric Patterns and Blood Biochemistry of Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Human-Modified Landscapes and Natural Landscapes in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Hector R. Benatti ◽  
Hermes R. Luz ◽  
Daniel M. Lima ◽  
Vinicius D. Gonçalves ◽  
Francisco B. Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Condition Index ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Body Condition Index ◽  
Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris ◽  
Natural Landscapes ◽  
The World ◽  
Free Ranging

The capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, is the largest extant rodent of the world. To better understand the correlation between size and body mass, and biochemical parameters of capybaras from areas with different degrees of anthropization (i.e., different food supplies), we sampled free-ranging capybaras from areas of natural landscapes (NLs) and human-modified landscapes (HMLs) in Brazil. Analyses of biometrical and biochemical parameters of capybaras showed that animals from HMLs were heavier (higher body mass) than those from NL, a condition possibly related to fat deposit rather than body length, as indicated by Body Condition Index (BCI) analyses. Biochemical parameters indicated higher serum levels of albumin, creatine kinase, cholesterol, fructosamine and total protein among capybaras from HMLs than from NLs; however, when all adult capybaras were analyzed together only cholesterol and triglycerides were positively correlated with body mass. We propose that the biochemical profile differences between HMLs and NLs are related to the obesity condition of capybaras among HMLs. Considering that heavier animals might live longer and reproduce more often, our results could have important implications in the population dynamics of capybaras among HMLs, where this rodent species is frequently represented by overgrowth populations that generate several levels of conflicts with human beings.

Hematologic and Biochemical Parameters of Free-ranging Female Nile Monitors in Egypt

2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 750-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Moustafa ◽  
Mohamed Nour-Eldin Ismail ◽  
Adel El Sayed Ahmed Mohamed ◽  
Alsagher Omran Ali ◽  
Toshio Tsubota
Keyword(s):  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
Free Ranging
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