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Metabolic Rate of American Woodcock

Year: 1994

Type: article

Abstract: We measured metabolic rate of captive-reared American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) by indirect calorimetry.Basal metabolic rate (BMR) averaged 1.22 ± 0.18 ml O2 g"'h"' (N = 5).Lower critical temperature was 22°C.Below thermoneutrality, the relationship between metabolic rate (VO2) and ambient temperature (TJ was best described by the equation: VO2 = 2.047 -0.0375(TJ, (r = 0.62, N = 29).Although BMR for American Woodcock was greater than that predicted by some generalized equations for non-passerines, it did not follow the elevated pattern for shorebirds predicted by the equation of Kersten and Piersma (1987).Lower BMR in American Woodcock may result from lower annual peaks of energy use compared to other shorebirds.

Source: Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15996927

Authors: Haegen, W Matthew Vander, Owen, Ray B, Krohn, William B

Language: English

Topic: Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

OpenAlex ID: W2508520242

FWCI: 0.577

Cites: 12

Cited by: 13

Related to: 10