Statistical and procedural issues in the use of heated taxidermic mounts

Journal of Thermal Biology
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Abstract

Studies using mounts have an inherently nested error structure; calibration and standardization should use the appropriate procedures and statistics. One example is that individual mount differences are nested within morphological factors related to species, age, or gender; without replication, mount differences may be confused with differences due to morphology. Also, the sensitivity of mounts to orientation to wind or sun is nested within mount; without replication, inadvertent variation in mount positioning may be confused with differences among mounts. Data on heat loss from a of 1-day-old mallard duckling mount are used to illustrate orientation sensitivity.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Statistical and procedural issues in the use of heated taxidermic mounts
Series title Journal of Thermal Biology
DOI 10.1016/S0306-4565(99)00094-7
Volume 25
Issue 4
Year Published 2000
Language English
Publisher Elsevier
Contributing office(s) Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Description 5 p.
First page 317
Last page 321
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