Applicability of the doubly labelled water method to the rhinoceros auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata
Summary The doubly labelled water (DLW) method is an isotope-based technique that is used to measure the metabolic rates of free-living animals. We validated the DLW method for measuring metabolic rates in five rhinoceros auklets (Cerorhinca monocerata) compared with simultaneous measurements using...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Biology Open |
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| Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/1/11/1141 |