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1 December 2014 Leg abnormalities and leucocyte profiles in the European Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates p. pelagicus) from the Faroe Islands
Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Dariusz Jakubas, Anna Kośmicka, Jens-Kjeld Jensen
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Abstract

Although abnormal or injured legs are not uncommon in Hydrobatidae, they are rarely investigated. We aimed in this study to estimate the frequency of leg abnormalities and determine health status (expressed by leucocyte profile) in molecularly sexed European Storm-Petrels (Hydrobates p. pelagicus) captured on the Faroe Islands. We found that 2.4% of individuals captured during the breding season had some leg abnormalities. Half of the birds with abnormalities had puffinosis-like changes, while the rest were missing some part of the leg. Both types of abnormalities were recorded in the two sexes with similar frequency. The proportion of the birds with leg abnormalities seems to be relatively low compared to other Procellariiformes, and stable over time. Despite the apparent disability of the birds with leg abnormalities, we found no significant effect of abnormality status on the leucocyte profile.

2014 by the Wilson Ornithological Society
Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Dariusz Jakubas, Anna Kośmicka, and Jens-Kjeld Jensen "Leg abnormalities and leucocyte profiles in the European Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates p. pelagicus) from the Faroe Islands," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 126(4), 739-745, (1 December 2014). https://doi.org/10.1676/14-012.1
Received: 28 January 2014; Accepted: 1 May 2014; Published: 1 December 2014
KEYWORDS
health status
hemathological parameters
Hydrobatidae
puffinosis
storm-petrel
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