Vertebrate red blood cells (RBCs) display a range of sizes, spanning orders of magnitude in
volume in different clades [1]. The importance of this size variation to diffusion during …

Cell size plays a role in evolutionary and phenotypically plastic changes in body size. To
examine this role, we measured the sizes of seven cell types of geckos (Paroedura picta) …

Blood oxygen‐carrying capacity is shaped both by the ambient oxygen availability as well as
species‐specific oxygen demand. Erythrocytes are a critical part of oxygen transport and …

Growth plate cartilage (GPC) is responsible for the growth of long bones due to
endochondral ossification, which is the main mechanism of longitudinal skeletal growth in …

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the proper anticoagulants coated in blood-
collecting tube for the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolation and to evaluate …

Nocturnal activity has rarely been reported in Varanus salvator. This report documents
observations of nocturnal activity in Varanus salvator on Tinjil Island, Indonesia, where such …

Light pollution or artificial lighting at night (ALAN) is an emerging threat to biodiversity that
can disrupt physiological processes and behaviors. Because ALAN stressful effects are little …

The article presents the basic erythrocyte-metric parameters: cell length (EL) and width
(EW), EL/EW, erythrocyte size (ES), nucleus length (NL) and width (NW), NL/NW, nucleus …

Varanus niloticus is a lizard residing within the Varanidae family. To date no studies
detailing its blood morphology and characteristics have been conducted. This study used …

Plesiosaurs are a prominent group of Mesozoic marine reptiles, belonging to the more
inclusive clades Pistosauroidea and Sauropterygia. In the Middle Triassic, the early …