Body Water of the American Kestrel
Journal
Raptor Research
Volume
13
Issue
3 (Fall)
Year
1979
Pages
91-96
Section
Scientific Papers
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Abstract
Body water mass was measured in 25 American Kestrels. I examined the potential of estimating body water mass from field measurements of wing chord length and body weight. Wing length was not a useful predictor of body water. The body water of kestrels collected in April, July, and September could be estimated with an accuracy of ± 4.0% by multiplying their body weights by 0.6104, 0.6455, and 0.6143, respectively. This method can be applied very easily in the field.
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