Open AccessThe use of haemoglobin concentrations to assess physiological condition in birds: a review
Author(s) -
Piotr Minias
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cov007
Subject(s) - biology , nest (protein structural motif) , physiological condition , ecology , parasitism , zoology , infestation , moulting , larva , host (biology) , biochemistry , botany
Total blood hemoglobin concentration is increasingly often used to assess physiological condition in wild birds, although its robustness has not been explicitly evaluated over a wide range of avian taxa. This review summarizes how reliable is hemoglobin concentration in assessing physiological condition and how it is related to various components of fitness and individual quality in birds.
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