Health status of the red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) determined by hematology, biochemistry, blood gases, and physical examination

The red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus, is a species of seabird native to the Galápagos archipelago, and widely distributed across the neotropics. General health, blood chemistry, and haematology parameters have not been published for this species. Blood analyses were performed on samples drawn from 51 clinically healthy red-billed tropicbirds captured from their burrows at Islote Pitt on San Cristóbal Island in July, 2016 (21) and Daphne Major Island in June, 2017 (30). In the field, a point of care blood analyser (iSTAT) was used to obtain results for HCO3-, pH, pCO2, pO2, TCO2, iCa, Na, K, Cl, Hb, HCT, anion gap, creatinine, glucose and urea nitrogen. Additionally, a portable Lactate PlusTM analyser was used to measure blood lactate, and blood smears were also created in situ. The blood slides were used to estimate leukocyte counts and 100-cell differentials. Alongside these biochemistry and haematology parameters, average heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature and scaled mass index (calculated from weight and a body measurement) were compared to determine the standard measurements for a healthy individual. The baseline data, and reference intervals reported in this paper are essential to detecting changes in the health of red-billed tropicbirds in the future

Non-turtle case records from 1996-2012, N=54

Table A2. Non-turtle case records from 1996-2012, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Mediine, Turtle Rescue Team, N=54 Description and summary of basic information available on TRT non-turtle cases from 1996-2012 in archival records held by the North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center for research into morbidity and mortality of wild reptiles and amphibians. Excel spreadsheet with single tab of data in columns A-Q Variables are case number, name of animal as assigned by TRT, beginning date of chart, ending date of chart, days observed, species, sex, gravidity, location, county, presenting problem, problem description, outcome, other file contents present (Misc File Contents), and staff notes