How to estimate body condition in large lizards? Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae, Duméril and Bibron, 1839) as a case study

Body condition is a measure of the health and fitness of an organism represented by available energy stores, typically fat. Direct measurements of fat are difficult to obtain non-invasively, thus body condition is usually estimated by calculating body condition indices (BCIs) using mass and length....

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Autores principales: McCaffrey, Kelly R., Balaguera-Reina, Sergio A., Falk, Bryan G., Gati, Emily V., Cole, Jenna M., Mazzotti, Frank J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9955610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36827271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282093

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9955610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36827271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282093

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