▪ Abstract We summarize the recent information on field metabolic rates (FMR) of wild
terrestrial vertebrates as determined by the doubly labeled water technique. Allometric …

Why are sustained energy budgets of humans and other vertebrates limited to not more than
about seven times resting metabolic rate? The answer to this question has potential …

CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses Page 1 Page 2 CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
Second Edition Page 3 Page 4 CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an …

Biology of Marine Birds provides the only complete summary of information about marine
birds ever published. It analyzes their breeding biology, ecology, taxonomy, evolution, fossil …

The energetic costs of different behaviours are critical in modulating the behavioural ecology
of free‐living animals. Despite this, measurement of energy expenditure in the field has …

The auks are marine birds widespread in the cooler parts of northern seas. Often regarded
as the northern hemisphere's counterparts to penguins, they are accomplished underwater …

Bird flight has always intrigued mankind. This book provides an up to date account of our
existing knowledge on the subject, as well as offering new insights and challenging some …

A detailed literature review has been undertaken of the magnitude of non-agricultural
sources of ammonia (NH3) in the United Kingdom. Key elements of the work included …

The large amount of discards produced by commercial fisheries can have major impacts on
marine predator populations: this abundant food may increase populations of some …

Sexual differences in the foraging behaviour of parents have been observed in a number of
sexually sizedimorphic birds, particularly seabirds, and the usual inference has been that …