Table 2.
Haematological parameters of southern and eastern bent-wing bats from southern Australia. n = sample size. NT = not tested due to insufficient blood volume collected. PE = polychromatophilic erythrocytes. No/OIF = mean number of PE observed/oil immersion field. PCV = packed cell volume. RCC = red cell count.
| Location | Date | PE No/OIF (n) |
PCV % (n) |
RCC x 1012/L (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern bent-winged bats | ||||
| Allansford | Sep 2015 | 21.0 ± 14.6 (19) | NT | NT |
| Portland 1 | Sep 2016 | 13.4 ± 4.4 (26) | 50.8 ± 3.5 (14) | 12.9 ± 1.0 (14) |
| Portland 2 | Feb 2017 | 11.9 ± 3.2 (16) | 43.8 ± 2.5 (8) | 11.7 ± 1.5 (8) |
| Naracoorte | Jan 2016 | 11.0 ± 2.7 (59) | NT | NT |
| Naracoorte | Sep 2016 | 13.2 ± 4.4 (69) | 50.8 ± 6.0 (57) | 12.9 ± 1.6 (57) |
| Mean Total | 13.2 ± 6.4 (189) | 50.2 ± 5.9 (79) | 12.8 ± 1.5 (79) | |
| Eastern bent-winged bats | ||||
| Christmas Hills | April 2015 | 9.6 ± 2.7 (10) | NT | NT |
| Christmas Hills | Sep 2015 | 7.8 ± 3.5 (17) | 50.8 ± 6.6 (4) | NT |
| Eildon | Sep 2016 | 11.2 ± 6.0 (36) | 55.4 ± 5.4 (11) | 13.8 ± 1.8 (11) |
| Lakes Entrance | March 2017 | 11.5 ± 3.6 (22) | NT | NT |
| Mean Total | 10.4 ± 4.8 (85) | 53.8 ± 6.1 (15) | ||