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vol-6BULLIDTIN DE’ THE INST’I’l”CTE OF’ OCIDANOGRAPHY & FISHERIES 199
SUl\-IMARY
– Blood was taken from two mature adult marine species, the common dolphin ofthe Red Sea and the dugong.
Only males were sampled.
– Basic haematological characteristics, including erythrocytes, haemoglobin and pakced cell volume were determined. The analyses indicated differences between the
two speciesstudied. The significance ofthe high values of
the three mentioned parameters for dolphin is interpreted as an indication justifying its activity.
– Theconcentrationofseveralcomponentsof bloodin
dicate thatseveral changes ac~ompany the nature of nutriti.on ofeach species.
