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and the loggerhead to evaluate the blood parameters of the turtles during high
and low population density periods at Ras Al-Hadd, Sultanate of Oman. Blood
samples were taken from healthy individuals during nesting exercise or when
they just emerge from the sea. Blood hemoglobin concentration (Hb g/100), packed
cell volume (PCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and plasma
Fe++, were analyzed. There was no significant difference both intra-specifically
and inter-specifically in hemoglobin concentration. However, iron values were
significantly low in the low-density green turtle while the PCV values were
not significantly different when the three groups were compared. Moreover, there
were no significant differences in all blood parameters of both species when
the blood values were compared between the respected nesting turtles and turtles
just emerging from the sea. The stable hematological indices during nesting
as well as the close similarities, particularly between high density green turtle
and loggerhead may signify that they may have the same physiological response
to stress during nesting. In addition, significantly higher values of MCHC of
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