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APPRAISAL OF CONDITION ESTIMATION METHODS FOR EAST AFRICAN UNGULATES
Author(s) -
Smith Norman S.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1970.tb00835.x
Subject(s) - body weight , biology , lean body mass , estimation , statistics , zoology , mathematics , ecology , geography , endocrinology , engineering , systems engineering
Summary Previously proposed methods of determining physical condition of game animals are discussed. A total of 286 African ungulates of ten species were collected and autopsied, and several indices of physical condition were calculated. Selected indices were correlated with total fat or total lean percentages or both. Of the methods discussed and evaluated, those based upon fat deposited in particular areas were more accurate or feasible than those based upon blood constituents, adrenal weights, or body weight/skeletal measurement ratios.