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Estimation of Food Consumption in the Dingo, Canis Familiaris Dingo, by Means of ^(22)Na Turnover
Author(s) -
Green Brian
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1936363
Subject(s) - dingo , canis , food intake , turnover , food consumption , ecology , biology , sodium , zoology , predation , chemistry , endocrinology , management , organic chemistry , agricultural economics , economics
Ten captive dingoes were injected with radioactive NaC1 and the turnover of radio—sodium was compared with the measured intake of sodium in the diet, which consisted of rabbit carcasses. A close correlation was established between food intake and ( 22)Na turnover (r = .95). The possible uses of the ( 22)Na turnover technique in measuring food intake in free—living animals are discussed.
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