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Metabolic rates of sub-antarctic procellariiformes: A comparative study

1984; Elsevier BV; Volume: 77; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0300-9629(84)90030-6

0300-9629

Nigel J. Adams, Christopher R. Brown,

Avian ecology and behavior

1. The relationship between metabolic rate and body mass for 10 species of sub-Antarctic Procellariiformes is described by the equation: M = 382.2 W0.68 ± 1.45. 2. The relationship between metabolic rate and body mass for 10 species of sub-Antarctic, two species of sub-Arctic and three species of tropical and subtropical Procellariiformes is described by the equation : M = 373.6 W 0.66 ± 1.08. 3. The relationships are comparable to those derived for other groups of non-passerine birds.