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ISO 19115 Topic Category

biota

Other Subject Keywords

hematology, Canis lupus, Gray wolf, wolf

Place Keywords

Superior National Forest, Minnesota

Wolf Hematology in the Superior National Forest, 1989-1993

Hematology and body mass were studied in nine female and five male free-ranging wolves in the Superior National Forest handled 4-17 times during 1989-1993. The dataset includes the following data for each wolf studied: wolf identifier, dates caught, sex, age, body mass in kg, adjusted body mass in kg, and values of hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cells (RBC), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), hematocrit (HCT), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and white blood cells (WBC).

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Author(s) L. David Mech orcid
Publication Date 2019-10-21
Beginning Date of Data 1989-06-28
Ending Date of Data 1993-11-12
Data Contact
L. David Mech
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VSFC7J
Citation Mech, L.D., 2019, Wolf Hematology in the Superior National Forest, 1989-1993: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VSFC7J.
Metadata Contact
L. David Mech
Metadata Date 2020-08-25
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