Energy expenditure in wild birds
Energy expenditure in wild birds
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DOI:
10.1079/pns19970107
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发表时间:
1997-11-01
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7
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Bryant, DM
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作者:
Bryant, DM
METHODSAll estimates of energy expenditure used in the present study were obtained from wild birds by using the doubly-labelled water (DLW) technique (Lifson & McClintock, 1966; Nagy, 1980; Bryant, 1989; Tatner & Bryant, 1989). The technique yields reliable, direct, estimates of C02 production from which energy expenditure is calculated using the accepted conventions of indirect calorimetry (Brody, 1945; Blaxter, 1989, Speakman & Racey, 1988). Measurements on individual birds in the study were generally made over periods of 1-2d; a time-span constrained by their small W. Details of field and laboratory methods may be found in the sources quoted in the Appendix. Statistical analysis was restricted to species weighing under 150 g (Appendix), because exclusion of a wider body-size range reduced the risk of confounding the causes of variation in energy expenditure with the potentially subtle consequences of life-history https://doi. org/10.1079/PNS19970107 Published online by Cambridge University Press