Energy expenditure of fat in a large herbivore is non-linear over winter

Anna C Ortega^{1

2}, Tayler N LaSharr^{1

2

3}, Matthew J Kauffman⁴, Kevin L Monteith^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
² Program in Ecology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
³ Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
⁴ U.S. Geological Survey, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.

Anna C Ortega et al. Ecology. 2023 Apr.

. 2023 Apr;104(4):e3952.

doi: 10.1002/ecy.3952. Epub 2023 Jan 24.

Anna C Ortega^{1

2}, Tayler N LaSharr^{1

2

3}, Matthew J Kauffman⁴, Kevin L Monteith^{1

3}

¹ Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
² Program in Ecology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
³ Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
⁴ U.S. Geological Survey, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Odocoileus hemionus; fat mobilization; mule deer; nutritional condition; somatic reserves; state-dependent; ungulate; winter.

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