INDICES OF BODY CONDITION AND BODY COMPOSITION IN FEMALE ANTARCTIC FUR SEALS ( ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA)

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Author: Arnould, John P. Y.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1995
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1995.tb00286.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1748-7692.1995.tb00286.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1995.tb00286.x

A bstract An attempt was made to develop simple, inexpensive, rapid means of determining body composition in Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella ). Measurements of total body water ( TBW ) and total body lipid ( TBL ), obtained by hydrogen isotope dilution, were compared to the results of bi...