Investigation of blood cells of Miniopterus schreibersii (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Turkey

Authors

İRFAN ALBAYRAK
TUĞBA SARIÇAM

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1902-7

Abstract

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. 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.

Keywords

Hematology, blood values, Miniopterus schreibersii, Turkey

First Page

636

Last Page

640

Recommended Citation

ALBAYRAK, İRFAN and SARIÇAM, TUĞBA (2019) "Investigation of blood cells of Miniopterus schreibersii (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 43: No. 6, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1902-7
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol43/iss6/11