Estimating lipid and lean body mass in small passerine birds using TOBEC, external morphology and subcutaneous fat-scoring
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Estimating lipid and lean body mass in small passerine birds using TOBEC, external morphology and subcutaneous fat-scoring
To assess regression models for lipid and lean body mass in small birds, we recorded live body mass 90.1 g, total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC; from ‘‘third generation’’ TOBEC machine EM-SCAN† SA-3000) or E-Value, visual fat score (VisFat), and seven body measurements for 52 migratory passerine birds of 13 species (5 40 g). We determined lipid and lean mass of each bird after petroleum-e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Avian Biology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0908-8857,1600-048X
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2008.03999.x