Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Morphological indicators of body condition: useful or wishful thinking?
- 2 Standard methods for destructive body composition analysis
- 3 The isotope dilution method for the evaluation of body composition
- 4 Gas dilution methods: elimination and absorption of lipid-soluble gases
- 5 The use of total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC) to determine body composition in vertebrates
- 6 The use of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for estimation of body composition
- 7 The assessment of body composition and other parameters by ultrasound scanning
- 8 The use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for the measurement of body composition
- Index
List of contributors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Morphological indicators of body condition: useful or wishful thinking?
- 2 Standard methods for destructive body composition analysis
- 3 The isotope dilution method for the evaluation of body composition
- 4 Gas dilution methods: elimination and absorption of lipid-soluble gases
- 5 The use of total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC) to determine body composition in vertebrates
- 6 The use of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for estimation of body composition
- 7 The assessment of body composition and other parameters by ultrasound scanning
- 8 The use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for the measurement of body composition
- Index
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- Body Composition Analysis of AnimalsA Handbook of Non-Destructive Methods, pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2001