Estimating fitness: A comparison of body condition indices

Oikos

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-67

  Jakob, Elizabeth M ^a   Marshall, Samuel D ^b   Uetz, George W ^c  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CONDITION; FITNESS; ORB-WEAVING SPIDER; WOLF SPIDER;

ARANEAE; METERPEIRA INCRASSATA; PARDOSA MILVINA;

EID: 0030302140     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545585     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Anderson, J. F. 1974. Responses to starvation in the spiders Lycosa lenta Hentz and Filistata hibernalis (Hentz). - Ecology 55: 576-585
2. Baker, R. 1989. Condition and size of damselflies: a field study of food limitation. - Oecologia 81: 111-119
3. Bolger, T. and Connolly, P. 1988 The selection of suitable indices for the measurement and analysis of fish condition. - J. Fish. Biol. 34: 171-182.
4. Clark, C. W. 1991. Modelling behavioral adaptations, - Behav. Brain Sci. 14. 85-93.
5. Cone, R. S. 1989. The need to reconsider the use of condition indices in fishery science. - Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 118: 510-514.
6. Evans, R. M. and McMahon, B. F. 1987. Within-brood variation in growth and condition in relation to brood reduction in the American white pelican. - Wilson Bull. 99: 190-201.
7. Gould, S. 1975. Allometry in primates, with emphasis on scaling and evolution of the brain. - In: Szalay, F. S. (ed.), Approaches to primate paleobiology. Karger, Basel, pp. 244-292
8. Greenstreet, S. P. R. 1992. Migration of hatchery reared juvenile Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., down a release ladder. 2. Effect of fish developmental strategy on speed and pattern of movement. - J. Fish Biol. 40: 667-681.
9. Hagstrum, D. 1971. Carapace width as a tool for evaluating the rate of development of spiders in the laboratory and field. - Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 63: 1297-1304.
10. Hamer, K. C. and Furness, R. W. 1993. Parental investment and brood defence by male and female great skuas Catharacta skua: the influence of food supply, laying date, body size and body condition. - J. Zool. 230: 7-18.
11. Harvey, P and Pagel, M. 1991. The comparative method in evolutionary biology. - Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford.
12. Hepp, G., Blohm, R., Reynolds, R., Hines, J. and Nichols, J. 1986. Physiological condition of autumn-banded mallards and its relationship to hunting vulnerability. - J. Wildlife Manage. 50: 177-183.
13. Jakob, E. M. 1991. Costs and benefits of group living for pholcid spiderlings: losing food, savins silk. - Anim. Behav. 41: 711-722.
14. - and Dingle, H. 1990 Food level and life history characteristics in a pholcid spider. - Psyche 97: 95-110.
15. Juliano, S. 1986. Food limitation of reproduction and survival for populations of Brachinus (Coleoptera: Carabidae). - Ecology 67: 1036-1045.
16. Külling, D. and Milinski, M 1992. Size-dependent predation risk and partner quality in predator inspection of sticklebacks. - Amm. Behav. 44: 949-955.
17. Le Cren, E. 1951. The length-weight relationship and seasonal cycle in gonad weight and condition in the perch (Perca fluviatilis). - J. Anim. Ecol. 66: 1504-1512.
18. Lucas, A. and Beninger, P. 1985. The use of physiological condition indices in marine bivalve aquaculture. - Aquaculture 44: 187-200.
19. Mangel, M. and Clark, C. W. 1988. Dynamic modeling in behavioral ecology. - Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ.
20. Marden, J. H. and Rollins, R. A 1994. Assessment of energy reserves by damselflies engaged in aerial contests for mating territories. - Anim. Behav. 44: 949-955.
21. Marshall, S. D. and Gittleman. J L 1994. Clutch size in spiders: is more better? - Funct. Ecol. 8: 118-124.
22. Matlack, C. and Evans, A. 1992 Diet and condition of bobcats, Lynx rufus. in Nova Scotia during autumn and winter - Can. J. Zool 70: 1114-1119.
23. Moeller, A. 1987. Variation in badge size in male house sparrows Passer domesticus: evidence for status signalling. - Anim. Behav. 35: 1637-1644.
24. Morse, D. 1988. Relationship between crab spider Misumena vatia nesting success and earlier patch-choice decisions. - Ecology 69: 1970-1973.
25. Nicoletto, P. F. 1993. Female sexual response to condition-dependent ornaments in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata. - Anim. Behav. 46: 441-450.
26. Pierce, C., Crowley, P. and Johnson, D. 1985. Behavior and ecological interactions of larval Odonata. - Ecology 66: 1504-1512.
27. Reist, J D, 1985. An empirical evaluation of several univariate methods that adjust for size variation in morphometric data. - Can. J. Zool. 230: 513-528.
28. Renouf, D , Gales, R. and Noseworthy, E. 1993. Seasonal variation in energy intake and condition of harp seals: is there a harp seal morph? Problems for bioenergetic modelling. - J. Zool. 230: 513-528.
29. Sweitzer, R. and Berger, J . 1993. Seasonal dynamics of mass and body condition in Great Basin porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum). - J. Mammal. 74: 198-203.
30. Thompson, D. 1942. On growth and form. - Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.
31. Thorpe, K. E., Taylor, A. C. and Huntingford, F. A. 1995. How costly is fighting? Physiological effects of sustained exercise and fighting in swimming crabs, Necora puber (L.) (Brachyura, Portunidae). - Anim. Behav. 50: 1657-1666.
32. Tonn, W. M., Paszkovvski, C. A. and Holopainen, I J 1989. Responses of crucian carp populations to different predation pressure in a manipulated pond. - Can. J. Zool. 67: 2841-2849.
33. van Berkum, F., Huey, R , Tsuji, J. and Garland Jr., T. 1989. Repeatability of individual differences in locomotor performance and body size during early ontogeny of the lizard Sceloporus occidentalis (Baird and Girard). - Funct. Ecol. 3. 97-105.
34. van Marken Lichtenbelt, W. D., Wesselingh, R. A., Vogel, J. T. and Albers, K B. M. 1993. Energy budgets in free-living green iguanas in a seasonal environment. - Ecology 74: 1157-1172.
35. Watson, P. J. 1990. Female-enhanced male competition determines the first mate and principal sire in the spider Linyphia litgiosa (Linyphiidae). - Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 26: 77-90.