Age, sex and seasonal variation in the shape and size of erythrocytes of the alpine accentor, Prunella collaris (Passeriformes: Prunellidae)

The aim of our study was to analyse red blood cells from the high-altitude avian species alpine accentor (Prunella collaris). We caught 79 alpine accentors in the High Tatra Mountains (the West Carpathians, Slovakia) from 2001 to 2008. Blood samples were collected from the vena ulnaris cutanea. The...

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Main Authors: M. Janiga, M. Haas, M. Kufelová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2017.1403656