Body mass, docosahexaenoate content and unsaturation index of skeletal muscle phospholipids and basal metabolic rates of the nine species of birds used in the present study
| Species . | Body mass (g) . | 22:6 content (%) . | Unsaturation index . | BMR (ml O2 g-1 h-1) . | Source of BMR value . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby-throated hummingbird | 3.2 | 28.0±4.3* | 245* | 4.3 | Table 1 of Lasiewski (1963) |
| Archilochus colubris | |||||
| Zebra finch | 12.7 | 7.6±2.0 | 177±7 | 3.28 | Unpublished observations of W. Buttemer, C. Bech, M. Chappell and L. Astheimer |
| Taeniopygia guttata | |||||
| House sparrow | 24.5 | 11.8±2.5 | 190±6 | 2.46 | Chappell et al. (1999) |
| Passer domesticus | |||||
| Starling | 74.0 | 13.6±1.6 | 180±13 | 2.31 | Unpublished observations of W. Buttemer |
| Sturnus vulgaris | |||||
| Pied currawong | 283 | 6.1±0.6 | 163±5 | 1.59 | Calculated from passerine equation of Lasiewski and Dawson(1967) |
| Strepera graculina | |||||
| Pigeon | 462 | 2.4±0.4 | 160±4 | 0.667 | Lasiewski and Dawson (1967) |
| Columba livia | |||||
| Duck | 2178 | 7.0±2.7 | 180±7 | 0.626 | Lasiewski and Dawson (1967) |
| Anas platyrhynchos | |||||
| Goose | 4487 | 2.5±0.3 | 163±1 | 0.547 | Lasiewski and Dawson (1967) |
| Anser anser | |||||
| Emu | 34975 | 1.4±0.2 | 144±10 | 0.152** | Maloney and Dawson (1993) |
| Dromaius novaehollandiae |
| Species . | Body mass (g) . | 22:6 content (%) . | Unsaturation index . | BMR (ml O2 g-1 h-1) . | Source of BMR value . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby-throated hummingbird | 3.2 | 28.0±4.3* | 245* | 4.3 | Table 1 of Lasiewski (1963) |
| Archilochus colubris | |||||
| Zebra finch | 12.7 | 7.6±2.0 | 177±7 | 3.28 | Unpublished observations of W. Buttemer, C. Bech, M. Chappell and L. Astheimer |
| Taeniopygia guttata | |||||
| House sparrow | 24.5 | 11.8±2.5 | 190±6 | 2.46 | Chappell et al. (1999) |
| Passer domesticus | |||||
| Starling | 74.0 | 13.6±1.6 | 180±13 | 2.31 | Unpublished observations of W. Buttemer |
| Sturnus vulgaris | |||||
| Pied currawong | 283 | 6.1±0.6 | 163±5 | 1.59 | Calculated from passerine equation of Lasiewski and Dawson(1967) |
| Strepera graculina | |||||
| Pigeon | 462 | 2.4±0.4 | 160±4 | 0.667 | Lasiewski and Dawson (1967) |
| Columba livia | |||||
| Duck | 2178 | 7.0±2.7 | 180±7 | 0.626 | Lasiewski and Dawson (1967) |
| Anas platyrhynchos | |||||
| Goose | 4487 | 2.5±0.3 | 163±1 | 0.547 | Lasiewski and Dawson (1967) |
| Anser anser | |||||
| Emu | 34975 | 1.4±0.2 | 144±10 | 0.152** | Maloney and Dawson (1993) |
| Dromaius novaehollandiae |