Nutritional Condition of Pacific Black Brant Wintering at the Extremes of Their Range

• Published in: The Condor
• Main Authors: Mason, Danielle D., Barboza, Perry S., Ward, David H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2006
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Baja; Pacific; Brant; Branta bernicla; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/condor/108.3.678; http://academic.oup.com/condor/article-pdf/108/3/678/29715581/condor0678.pdf

Abstract Endogenous stores of energy allow birds to survive periods of severe weather and food shortage during winter. We documented changes in lipid, protein, moisture, and ash in body tissues of adult female Pacific Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) and modeled the energetic costs of winteri...