METABOLIC-RATE AND BODY-MASS IN CAPTIVE EUROPEAN ROE DEER - VARIATIONS THROUGH THE YEAR IN RELATION TO SEASON, SEX AND REPRODUCTIVE STATE

Authors
MAUGET C MAUGET R DUNCAN P
Citation
C. Mauget et al., METABOLIC-RATE AND BODY-MASS IN CAPTIVE EUROPEAN ROE DEER - VARIATIONS THROUGH THE YEAR IN RELATION TO SEASON, SEX AND REPRODUCTIVE STATE, Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde, 62, 1997, pp. 139-144
Citations number
22
Journal title
Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde → ACNP
ISSN journal
00443468
Volume
62
Year of publication
1997
Supplement
2
Pages
139 - 144
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-3468(1997)62:<139:MABICE>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Resting metabolic rate (RMR) was measured monthly by indirect respirat ion calorimetry over 2 years on 6 male, 6 non-breeding female, 9 pregn ant and 7 lactating adult roe deer, maintained in outdoor enclosures, in midwestern France and fed ad libitum. Mean monthly RMR varied in re lation to body mass (BM). The RMR/kg BM ranged between 180 and 260 kJ per day except for the lactating females, and revealed no indication o f seasonal rhythm. The slopes of allometric relationships were similar in the different categories, but in lactating females the elevation w as higher.