Dead mice can grow - Variation of standard external mammal measurements from live and three postmortem body states

  • Ryan B. Stephens
  • , Krishun H. Karau
  • , Christopher J. Yahnke
  • , Sara R. Wendt
  • , Rebecca J. Rowe

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185-193
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Mammalogy
Volume96
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2015

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Genetics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Keywords

  • body size
  • body state
  • measurement error
  • Mus musculus
  • museum specimens
  • primary flaccidity
  • rigor mortis
  • secondary flaccidity
  • standard mammal measurements

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