A body composition model to estimate mammalian energy stores and metabolic rates from body mass and body length, with application to polar bears

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2313-2323

  Molnár, Péter K ^a   Klanjscek, Tin ^b   Derocher, Andrew E ^a   Obbard, Martyn E ^c   Lewis, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Body condition index; Body fat; Dynamic energy budgets; Energy reserve; Isotopic water dilution; Lean body mass; Nutritional status; Storage; Structure; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BEAR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; ENERGY METABOLISM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; URSIDAE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 67651008672     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.026146     Document Type: Article

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