Interpreting mean chemical ratios from simple random collections of snow-urine samples
Sargeant GA, White PJ, Vanderbilt White CA, Garrott RA. 1995. Interpreting mean chemical ratios from simple random collections of snow-urine samples. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 23(4):705-710
Urea nitrogen:creatinine ratios in urine-soaked snow samples were lower for adult female elk that for adult males or calves, indicating that the traditional use of mean snow-urine ratios from simple random collections to assess nutritional status is inadequate. There is also an unexplained high within-animal variability in urea nitrogen:creatinine ratios over short periods.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Sargeant, Glen; White, Patrick; Vanderbilt White, Callie; Garrott, Robert
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Elk (Cervus elaphus), Mammals, Nutrition, Snow, Urine