Body condition index is used as a measure for an individual’s condition, usually with reference to its nutritional status and the energy reserves. Reproductive success, survival, and thus, population dynamics, depend on ...

Background: Coatis (Nasua nasua) have easy interaction with man, besides being sociable and curious animals. The proximity to urbanized areas encourages them to intake food from anthropogenic sources, and it can change ...

Plasma biochemistries provide a complementary method for assessing physiological and nutritional status of free-ranging wild birds. Triglycerides, total protein and alkaline phosphatase were determined in 110 free-living ...

It is well known that body size variation can be related to genetic and environmental factors and that this variation may occur among species, and among and within populations. Scinax fuscomarginatus is a widely distributed ...

Breeding has a high energetic cost and, in central place foragers, also restricts the ability of parents for self-foraging, with affecting on their body and immunological conditions. In migratory species, breeding overlaps ...

In most animal species, body condition has a fundamental role in fitness. In males, sexual selection generally favors larger body size or greater weight. This may result in males with better condition performing more ...

Competition among males can be a decisive factor for successful mating in anuranexplosive breeders with a male-biased population sex ratio. The Yungas Red-belly toad Melanophryniscus rubriventris (Vellard, 1947) is an ...

Pregnancy and lactation are challenging states that affect maternal and lamb health. In Lacaune dairy sheep, we evaluated the impact of parity, pregnancy rank, and body condition on body weight and the condition of ewes ...