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HEMATOLOGY OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN (Malaclemys terrapin tequesta)
- Date Issued:
- 2020
- Abstract/Description:
- Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) are present in brackish water along the United States’ eastern coast, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas. The Florida east coast diamondback terrapin (M. t. tequesta) is the subspecies found in the Indian River Lagoon in southeast Florida. Very little is known about this subspecies, and not much hematological work has been done with diamondback terrapins in general. Hematology can provide further insight into terrapin health. Thus, the purpose of this study is to establish baseline hematological data for M. t. tequesta using blood protein electrophoresis and a basic reptile chemistry panel. Blood samples were drawn from wild diamondback terrapins and percent cell volume calculated. The samples were then centrifuged, frozen, and delivered to the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for analysis. Results from this project were compared to values established in previous studies that were conducted with the subspecies M. t. terrapin and M. t. rhizophorarum.
Title: | HEMATOLOGY OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN (Malaclemys terrapin tequesta). |
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Name(s): |
Martin, Isabella M. , author Moore, Jon, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Thesis | |
Date Created: | 2020 | |
Date Issued: | 2020 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library | |
Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
Physical Form: | online resource | |
Extent: | 40 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Abstract/Description: | Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) are present in brackish water along the United States’ eastern coast, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas. The Florida east coast diamondback terrapin (M. t. tequesta) is the subspecies found in the Indian River Lagoon in southeast Florida. Very little is known about this subspecies, and not much hematological work has been done with diamondback terrapins in general. Hematology can provide further insight into terrapin health. Thus, the purpose of this study is to establish baseline hematological data for M. t. tequesta using blood protein electrophoresis and a basic reptile chemistry panel. Blood samples were drawn from wild diamondback terrapins and percent cell volume calculated. The samples were then centrifuged, frozen, and delivered to the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for analysis. Results from this project were compared to values established in previous studies that were conducted with the subspecies M. t. terrapin and M. t. rhizophorarum. | |
Identifier: | FA00003716 (IID) | |
Degree granted: | Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, 2020. | |
Collection: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections | |
Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
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