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A validation of 11 body-condition indices in a giant snake species that exhibits positive allometry

Body condition is a gauge of the energy stores of an animal, and though it has important implications for fitness, survival, competition, and disease, it is difficult to measure directly. Instead, body condition is frequently estimated as a body condition index (BCI) using length and mass measuremen...

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Autores principales: Falk, Bryan G., Snow, Ray W., Reed, Robert N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5516988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28723960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180791