Bakken, G. S., Kenow, K. P., Korschgen, C. E., and Boysen, A. F., 2000, Statistical
and procedural issues in the use of heated taxidermic mounts: Journal of Thermal
Biology, v. 25, no. 4, p. 317-321. 

Abstract

Studies using mounts have an inherently nested error structure; calibration and
standardization should use the appropriate procedures and statistics. One example is
that individual mount differences are nested within morphological factors related to
species, age, or gender; without replication, mount differences may be confused with
differences due to morphology. Also, the sensitivity of mounts to orientation to wind
or sun is nested within mount; without replication, inadvertent variation in mount
positioning may be confused with differences among mounts. Data on heat loss from
a of 1-day-old mallard duckling mount are used to illustrate orientation sensitivity.
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Keywords

heated mount, standard operative temperature, statistics, Anas platyrhynchos, standard
operative temperature, ecological energetics, small animals, insulation, appraisal,
tools