Evaluation of total body electrical conductivity to estimate body composition of a small mammal

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1197-1206

  Reynolds, D Scott ^a   Sullivan, James C ^b   Kunz, Thomas H ^b  

^a St Paul's School   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

body composition; little brown myotis; Myotis lucifugus; total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC)

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BAT; BODY FLUID; BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FAT RESERVE; GROWTH RATE; HIBERNATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECISION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS;

EID: 77954529119     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-151     Document Type: Article

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