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Bioelectrical Impedance, Deuterium Dilution, Body Mass, and Morphological Measures of Southern Beaufort Sea Female Polar Bears, Spring 2014-2016

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This dataset contains data from the use of bioelectrical impedance analysis and deuterium injection as methods to estimate the body composition of female polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea subpopulation. Data are provided on bioelectrical impedance resistance measures, the enrichment level of deuterium oxide that was injected and measured in blood samples, and morphological measures.

Author(s): Pagano, A. M.

Suggested Citation:
Pagano, A. M., 2018, Bioelectrical Impedance, Deuterium Dilution, Body Mass, and Morphological Measures of Southern Beaufort Sea Female Polar Bears, Spring 2014-2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7ZP447H.

Referenced Publication(s):

Pagano, A. M., K. D. Rode, and S. N. Atkinson. 2017. Evaluating methods to assess the body condition of female polar bears. Ursus 28(2):171-181. doi:10.2192/URSU-D-16-00029.1

Penk, S. R., P. Sadana, L. C. Archer, A. M. Pagano, M. R. L. Cattet, N. J. Lunn, G. W. Thiemann, and P. K. Molnár. 2023. A body composition model with multiple storage compartments for polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Conservation Physiology 11:coad043. doi:10.1093/conphys/coad043


DataID: 182 | doi:10.5066/F7ZP447H | Date Posted Online: 2018-01-12 | Last Updated: 2019-07-29 12:41:42

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