Common Eider Blood Chemistry Data, Alaska, 2004-2006

This data set contains seven tables of blood chemistry and hematological information assessed using blood samples from captive Pacific Common Eiders. These data were collected for health assessments, to evaluate seasonal changes in regularly measured biomarkers, to assess the physiological responses to dive conditioning, and to measure responses to surgical implantation of a satellite transmitter. All data presented for creatine kinase and data from 09/29/2005 to 03/15/2006 for aspartate aminotransferase, glucose, lactate dehydrogenase, and manual packed cell volume are summarized in Latty et al. (2016) describing physiological responses to transmitter implantation. Serum protein and white blood cell proportions and serum total protein using the biuret method are also utilized in Latty et al. (2016), but not directly reported [i.e., ratios are reported for hetrophils to lymphocytes for 09/29/2005 to 03/15/2006; ratios are reported for albumin (which included prealbumin and albumin) to globulins (which included all globulins) for 09/15/2004 to 03/15/2006; albumin is reported as a concentration that was calculated by multiplying the proportion of serum protein estimated as prealbumin and albumin by biuret total protein for 09/29/2005 to 03/15/2006; and alpha 1, beta 1 and 2, and gamma globulins were each separately reported as concentrations that were calculated by multiplying the proportion of serum protein estimated as that specific globulin fraction by biuret total protein for 09/29/2005 to 03/15/2006]. Latty, CJ, TE Hollmén, MR Petersen, AN Powell, RD Andrews. 2016. Biochemical and clinical responses of Common Eiders to implanted satellite transmitters. The Condor 118(3):489-501. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1650/CONDOR-16-7.1