RESTITUTION OF MASS–SIZE RESIDUALS: VALIDATING BODY CONDITION INDICES

By A. Schulte‐Hostedde, B. Zinner, J. Millar, G. Hickling. 2005

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Female field voles with high testosterone and glucose levels produce male-biased litters (2008, methodology): “As a proxy of individual body condition, we used standardized residuals from linear ordinary least squares regression of body mass on body size, measured as head width (Schulte-Hostedde et al. 2005).”
Effects of Spring Body Condition and Age on Reproduction in Mallards (Anas Platyrhynchos) (2008, methodology): “Devries_07-055.indd 620 7/22/08 3:48:32 PM OLS method is still superior to alternatives and stands up to criticism (Schulte-Hostedde et al. 2005).”
Evaluating the validity of using unverified indices of body condition (2009, neutral): “Most authors explicitly or implicitly consider body condition to be a measure of nutrient reserves, where reserves are the quantity of utilizable tissues exceeding those required to meet daily nutritional demands (Owen and Cook 1977, Green 2001, Schulte-Hostedde et al. 2005 ).”
The paradigm of body condition: a critical reappraisal of current methods based on mass and length (2010, methodology): “In fact, in recent years the statistical mechanics have been the main concern of authors proposing particular CI methods (e.g. Garcı́a-Berthou 2001; Freckleton 2002; Schulte-Hostedde et al. 2005), overlooking the importance of underlying natural factors on condition estimates as definitive proof of ”
Hawksbill sea turtles in seagrass pastures: success in a peripheral habitat (2010, background): “Although not without controversy (Green 2001; Hayes and Shonkwiler 2001; Schulte-Hostedde et al. 2005 ), condition indices are often used as measures of fitness and health.”
Reproductive success of house sparrows along an urban gradient (2008, positive): “0.85; Bradbury et al., 2003; Schulte-Hostedde et al., 2005 ).”
Test of a Body Condition Index with Amphibians (2012, methodology): “Reliable, nondestructive methods to assess the body condition (i.e., energy stores; Green, 2001; Schulte-Hostedde et al., 2005; Scott et al., 2007) of free-ranging animals is an important technique (Jakob et al., 1996) because body condition influences many life-history characteristics, ecological…”
Risky mate search and mate preference in the golden orb-web spider (Nephila plumipes) (2007, methodology): “To estimate an index of body condition, we used a residual index (a regression of body weight on linear size) that has recently been proved to perform well and to be biologically relevant (Schulte-Hostedde et al. 2001, 2005).”
The ability to perform physically challenging songs predicts age and size in male swamp sparrows, Melospiza georgiana (2009, background): “Body condition is typically estimated by mass corrected for body size and represents the amount of available energetic reserves ( Schulte-Hostedde et al. 2005 ).”
Predictors of Juvenile Survival in Birds (2013, methodology): “Recently, the methods used to calculate BCIs have generated much controversy, and theoretical models indicate that the relationship between body weight and condition indices may be difficult to interpret (Brown 1996, Jakob et al. 1996, Green 2001, Schulte-Hostedde et al. 2005, Schamber et al. 2009).”
Sequential settlement and site dependence in a migratory raptor (2007, methodology): “As body mass varied with year, breeding stage, and tarsus length, we standardized it by using the residuals of such relationships as an index of body condition (e.g., Schulte-Hostedde et al. 2005).”