Fat and protein reserves of wintering and prebreeding rock ptarmigan from south Hudson Bay

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Thomas, Vernon G., Popko, Richard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1981
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Hudson Bay; Baffin Island; Hudson; Winisk; Baffin; Lagopus mutus; rock ptarmigan
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z81-172; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z81-172

The proximate body composition and muscle and organ composition of rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus rupestris) were measured in birds collected during late winter at Winisk, Ontario, and just prior to breeding after their migration to southern Baffin Island. The neutral fat reserve was less than 4% of...