Synopsis of plasma protein electrophoretic values for leatherback sea turtles from the literature and this study.

a<p>Deem et al. (2006); nesting females.</p>b<p>Reported as alpha-1 and alpha-2 proteins. The two fractions were added for comparative purposes.</p>c<p>Innis et al. (2010); combined data from directly captured and entangled male and female leatherbacks from Georgia, USA and Massachusetts, USA (not significantly different).</p>d<p>Total protein determined by a clinical chemistry analyzer, not by refractometry.</p>e<p>Means of males and females were reported separately, but were not significantly different.