Table 1 Identified studies with reported platypus hematology and serum chemistry values (location number refers to location on Fig. 1).

From: Seasonal and geographic variation in packed cell volume and selected serum chemistry of platypuses

#Location

Source

Season\Month

PCV

TP

Albumin

Globulin

Urea

Creatinine

Triglycerides

Lat

1. Inglis River (TAS)

Macgregor, et al.81

Annual

0.46 ± 0.04 (0.36–0.57) n = 126

65 ± 4.2 (55.3–77) n = 109

31.1 ± 2.2 (24.9–34.9) n = 109

34 ± 3 (27–44) n = 108

28.7 ± 3.1 (18.1–37.6) n = 108

34 ± 8 (15–59) n = 113

N/A

− 41.05

2. Tasmania

Geraghty, et al.80

Jan-Jun

N/A

80.2 ± 28.4 n = 116

21.5 ± 30.4 n = 31

65.3 ± 42.7 n = 29

33.9 ± 31.3 n = 32

30.1 ± 40 n = 33

N/A

− 43.05

3. Brumbys Creek (TAS)

Connolly, et al.79

N/A

0.48 ± 0.04 (0.40–0.59) n = 27

N/A

27.2 ± 2.6 (22.5–33.8) N = 27

47 ± 5.4 (34.3–56) n = 27

31.6 ± 2.9 (27–36.4) n = 27

35.2 ± 5 (25–44) n = 27

N/A

− 41.75

4. Kangaroo River (NSW)

Whittington and Grant84

Nov

0.49 ± 0.05 n = 9

72 ± 2 n = 4

32 ± 1 n  = 4

N/A

31.5 ± 1.7 n = 6

26 ± 1.4 n = 2

2.89 ± 0.55 (1.79–3.99) n = 4

− 34.71

5. Upper Shoalhaven River (NSW)

Whittington and Grant83

Jan/Mar

0.52 ± 0.01 n = 29

68 ± 0.8 n = 24

32 ± 0.4 n = 24

N/A

28.9 ± 0.08 n = 24

35 ± 2.2 n = 20

1.58 ± 0.13 (1.32–1.84) n = 24

− 34.86

6. Healesville (VIC)

Booth and Connolly82

N/A

0.51 (0.35–0.62) n = 87

66 (57–75) n = 40

28 (22–33) n = 39

37.5 ± 5.25 (25–46) n = 40

N/A

30 (10–40) n = 38

0.87 (0.50–1.5) n = 28

− 37.65

7. Tasmania

Parer and Metcalfe165

N/A

0.52 (0.50–0.54) n = 3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

− 42.87

8. Tasmania

Isaacks, et al.166

N/A

0.43 ± 0.07 (0.29–0.57) n = 10

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

− 42.47

9. Taronga Zoo (NSW)

Zims 2020

N/A

0.50 (0.38–0.60) n = 22

72 (57–90) n = 22

N/A

N/A

26.8 (16.3–39.6) n = 22

79 (4–124) n = 20

N/A

− 33.84

10. Border Rivers (NSW)

This paper

Dec–May

0.44 ± 0.04 (0.31–0.54) n = 63

68.3 ± 0.6 (44–84) n = 63

31 ± 8 (11–42) n = 57

37.4 ± 14 (11–67) n = 57

30.6 ± 4.2 (15.9–38.7) n = 57

49.1 ± 16.8 (15–90) n = 47

0.67 ± 0.41 (0.2–2.1) n = 43

− 29.24

11. Snowy River (NSW)

This paper

Annual

0.50 ± 0.05 (0.30–0.60) n = 106

65.74 ± 4.2 (57–82) n = 104

34 ± 4 (24–44) n = 106

31.1 ± 6.3 (23–48) n = 97

29.7 ± 3.7 (20.4–36.7) n = 106

35.10 ± 14.4 (15–75) n = 97

1.25 ± 0.55 (0.50–3.10) n = 105

− 36.44

12. Upper Murray River (VIC)

This paper

Jan–May

0.53 ± 0.04 (0.43–0.60) n = 22

66.7 ± 5.4 (58–78) n = 21

36 ± 12 (30–41) n = 21

33.6 ± 13.3 (17–70) n = 21

30.7 ± 3.1 (26.6–37.2) n = 21

35.9 ± 12.0 (20–70) n = 17

1.49 ± 1.23 (0.7–5.0) n = 21

− 36.72

  1. Values are listed as mean ± SD (min to max), with sample size for particular analyte listed. N/A – unavailable data.
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