Interrelations between the heart mass, carcass mass and age in male European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Summary.
The study was conducted on 83 hearts of roe deer aged one to nine. The animals were divided into three groups depending on their age: one-year-old, two- to three-year-old, as well as four-year-old and older. It was concluded that the mass of heart and carcass increases with age. However, the average heart to carcass mass ratio, which is contained between 1.13-1.24%, is not statistically different between the age groups. It proves the balance of changes the animal is undergoing in the course of its life. High correlation (r = 0.7) between the heart mass and carcass mass in male roe deer also proves this fact.
Key words: roe deer, heart, carcass, age
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For citation:
| MLA | Kowalczyk, Karolina, et al. "Interrelations between the heart mass, carcass mass and age in male European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)." Nauka Przyr. Technol. 8.3 (2014): #36. |
| APA | Karolina Kowalczyk1, Hieronim Frąckowiak1, Marcin Komosa1, Agata Kiełtyka-Kurc1, Anna Charuta2 (2014). Interrelations between the heart mass, carcass mass and age in male European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). Nauka Przyr. Technol. 8 (3), #36 |
| ISO 690 | KOWALCZYK, Karolina, et al. Interrelations between the heart mass, carcass mass and age in male European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). Nauka Przyr. Technol., 2014, 8.3: #36. |
Corresponding address:
Karolina Kowalczyk
Instytut Zoologii
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
ul. Wojska Polskiego 71 C
60-625 Poznań
Poland
e-mail: karo.kowalczyk@o2.pl
Karolina Kowalczyk
Instytut Zoologii
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
ul. Wojska Polskiego 71 C
60-625 Poznań
Poland
e-mail: karo.kowalczyk@o2.pl
Accepted for print: 9.05.2014