Abstract
This research was based on some characteristics of the erythrocyte and leukocyte cells of 9 Miniopterus schreibersii (♀♀) samples collected from Balikesir Province in Turkey between July 2015 and September 2016. Bats were caught from an artificial cave using special nets. Blood was taken in heparinized hematocrit tubes from the forearm or tail membrane in the laboratory and the blood smears were prepared. The erythrocyte and leukocyte counts, hemoglobin concentration, and hematocrit values in the blood were determined. In M. schreibersii, the number of erythrocytes in 1 mm3 of blood was between 7.5 and 10 million, and the mean value was 8.8 million. The diameter values of the erythrocyte, monocyte, lymphocyte, eosinophil, neutrophil, and basophil cells were measured as 5.65, 9.66, 8.4, 8.66, 10, and 8.5 µm, respectively. Blood values of M. schreibersii were recorded for the first time in this study in Anatolia.
Highlights
Short CommunicationInvestigation of blood cells of Miniopterus schreibersii (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Turkey
This research was based on some characteristics of the erythrocyte and leukocyte cells of 9 Miniopterus schreibersii (♀♀) samples collected from Balıkesir Province in Turkey between July 2015 and September 2016
Some hematological values were recorded for sympatric species, such as Myotis myotis and Myotis blythii, belonging to the family Vespertilionidae in Turkey (Albayrak et al, 2016)
Summary
Investigation of blood cells of Miniopterus schreibersii (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Turkey. Tuğba SARIÇAM1,* , İrfan ALBAYRAK2 1Graduate School of Natural Applied Sciences, Kırıkkale University, Yahşihan, Kırıkkale, Turkey 2Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Kırıkkale University, Yahşihan, Kırıkkale, Turkey
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