Declining haematocrit with increasing age in a population of male zebra finches Taeniopygia guttata
Whole organismal declines in metabolic performance due to ageing are known to occur in virtually all higher vertebrates, the causes of such declines, however, are not fully understood. In mammals, haemoglobin concentration, haematocrit and red blood cell count begin to decrease in later life. In bir...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Avian Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02921 |