Validating the deuterium dilution method to measure body composition of common eider

ABSTRACT We conducted the first validation of the deuterium dilution method as a nonlethal technique for estimating body composition of a sea duck. We captured male (n = 11) and female (n = 8) American common eiders (Somateria mollissima dresseri) during winters of 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 in souther...

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Main Authors: Joshua M. Beuth, Peter W. C. Paton, Jason E. Osenkowski, Scott R. McWilliams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-09-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.667
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