Fat Deposition and Usage by Arctic-Nesting Sandhill Cranes During Spring

• Main Authors: Krapu, Gary, Iverson, George, Reinecke, Kenneth, Boise, Cheryl
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1985
• Subjects: Other International and Area Studies; Arctic; Yukon; Last Mountain; Kuskokwim; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/46; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1041/viewcontent/Krapu_AUK_1985_Fat_deposition_Sandhill_cranes.pdf

Body weight, fat, and protein levels of arctic-nesting Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) were measured at several locations during spring migration and on the breeding grounds. Body weights of adult males and females increased by about 34%( 1,129 g) and 30% (953 g) from early March at the Platte Riv...