Energetic modelling: A comparison of the different approaches used in seabirds

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 358-365

  Fort, Jérôme ^a   Porter, Warren P ^b   Grémillet, David ^a,c  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Allometric equations; Bioenergetics; Doubly Labelled Water technique; Great cormorant; Seabirds; Thermodynamics modelling; Time energy budget analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BIOENERGY; BODY TEMPERATURE; BUDGET; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PROCESS MODEL; REVIEW; SEABIRD; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; PHALACROCORAX CARBO;

EID: 79251599909     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.05.004     Document Type: Review

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