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Serum Protein Electrophoresis Reference Intervals for Six Species of Wild-Sampled Sharks in South Florida. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 62(6), 1547–1556
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Moorhead, S.G. & Gallagher, A.J. & Merly, L. & Hammerschlag, N. (2021)
Variation of body condition and plasma energy substrates with life stage, sex, and season in wild-sampled nurse sharks Ginglymostoma cirratum. Journal of Fish Biology, 98(3), 680–693
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Black, C. & Merly, L. & Hammerschlag, N. (2021)
Bacterial Communities in Multiple Tissues Across the Body Surface of Three Coastal Shark Species. Zoological Studies, 60, Article 11
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Atallahbenson, L. & Merly, L. & Cray, C. & Hammerschlag, N. (2020)
Serum Protein Analysis of Nurse Sharks. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 32(2), 77–82
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Merly, L. & Lange, L. & Meyer, M. & Hewitt, A.M. & Koen, P. & Fischer, C. & Muller, J. & Schilack, V. & Wentzel, M. & Hammerschlag, N. (2019)
Blood plasma levels of heavy metals and trace elements in white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) and potential health consequences. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 142, 85–92
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Merly, L. & Smith, S.L. (2014)
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Merly, L. & Smith, S.L. (2013)
Collagen type II, alpha 1 protein: A bioactive component of shark cartilage. International Immunopharmacology, 15(2), 309–315
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