Body weight and rumen-reticulum capacity in tule elk and mule deer
Journal of Mammalogy
By: F.W. Weckerly, V. C. Bleich, C.-L.B. Chetkiewicz, and M.A. Ricca
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Abstract
The relationship between body size and rumen-reticulum capacity among conspecific individuals is predicted to be isometric. We examined whether the relationship between body weight and rumen-reticulum capacity was isometric in adult male and female rule elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) and in adult female mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). We detected no effect of sex on this relationship in elk, and the slope of the regression was 1.0 for one measure of rumen-reticulum capacity and <1.0 for another. Among deer, the slope of the relationship was <1.0 in one measure of rumen-reticulum capacity, and we detected no relationship with the other.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Body weight and rumen-reticulum capacity in tule elk and mule deer |
| Series title | Journal of Mammalogy |
| DOI | 10.1644/1545-1542(2003)084<0659:BWARRC>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Mammalogy |
| First page | 659 |
| Last page | 664 |
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