Physical Condition of an Animal, Using as an Example the Common Eider, Somateria mollissima
An index of the physical condition of an animal should describe its endogenous available energy. The welfare of the animal depends on its ability to spend its stored energy (lipid and protein) in order to survive the environmental and behavioural challenge at the particular time of its capture. I pr...
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ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/701 2023-05-15T15:55:55+02:00 Physical Condition of an Animal, Using as an Example the Common Eider, Somateria mollissima Cabanac, Arnaud J. 2003-04-01 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/701 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v117i2.701 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/701/701 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/701 doi:10.22621/cfn.v117i2.701 The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 117 No. 2 (2003); 230-235 0008-3550 Behaviour ecology physiology management fitness info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2003 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v117i2.701 2021-09-02T18:54:00Z An index of the physical condition of an animal should describe its endogenous available energy. The welfare of the animal depends on its ability to spend its stored energy (lipid and protein) in order to survive the environmental and behavioural challenge at the particular time of its capture. I propose a new index to predict the survival chance of the subject. The new index of physical condition takes into account the available endogenous energy reserves and the known needs of the species at that particular time of year. I further illustrate this new method of estimating the physical condition by running a trial with Common Eiders, Somateria mollissima. Article in Journal/Newspaper Common Eider Somateria mollissima The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) The Canadian Field-Naturalist 117 2 230 |
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An index of the physical condition of an animal should describe its endogenous available energy. The welfare of the animal depends on its ability to spend its stored energy (lipid and protein) in order to survive the environmental and behavioural challenge at the particular time of its capture. I propose a new index to predict the survival chance of the subject. The new index of physical condition takes into account the available endogenous energy reserves and the known needs of the species at that particular time of year. I further illustrate this new method of estimating the physical condition by running a trial with Common Eiders, Somateria mollissima. |
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Physical Condition of an Animal, Using as an Example the Common Eider, Somateria mollissima |
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Physical Condition of an Animal, Using as an Example the Common Eider, Somateria mollissima |
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Physical Condition of an Animal, Using as an Example the Common Eider, Somateria mollissima |
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Physical Condition of an Animal, Using as an Example the Common Eider, Somateria mollissima |
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Physical Condition of an Animal, Using as an Example the Common Eider, Somateria mollissima |
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