Reliability in estimates of body composition of birds: Oxygen-18 versus deuterium dilution

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 202-209

  Mata, Astolfo J ^a,b,c   Caloin, Michel ^a   Robin, Jean Patrice ^a   Le Maho, Yvon ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^c c/o Biblioteca Marcel Roche IVIC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIRD;

ANIMAL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; CHICKEN; INDICATOR DILUTION CURVE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; CHICKENS; DEUTERIUM; HYDROGEN; INDICATOR DILUTION TECHNIQUES; MALE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 30944464866     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498354     Document Type: Review

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