Variation in plasma biochemical parameters in captive adult red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) during daylight hours |
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Authors: | Lorenzo Pérez-Rodríguez Carlos Alonso-Alvarez Mónica Martínez-Haro Javier Viñuela |
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Institution: | (1) Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Ronda de Toledo, s/n 13005, Ciudad Real, Spain |
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Abstract: | Blood biochemical parameters may provide useful information about the physical condition of the individual, making them a
useful tool in ecological studies. However, to avoid biases, factors affecting circulating levels of plasma metabolites must
be investigated. In this paper, we analyse the effect of daytime sampling hour on seven plasma metabolites in adult red-legged
partridges (Alectoris rufa) with free access to food during the breeding season. We found that sampling hour affected circulating levels of glucose
and triglycerides but not those of cholesterol, total protein, uric acid, urea or albumin. A sex effect was found only for
glucose, uric acid, urea and triglycerides. Repeated sampling affected all the parameters studied. These results suggest that
the effect of sex, sampling hour and repeated sampling should be carefully controlled for (methodologically or by statistical
procedures) to avoid undesirable sources of error at least in some blood parameters. |
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Keywords: | Blood biochemistry Circadian Daily variation Plasma metabolites |
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