title: Statistical and procedural issues in the use of heated taxidermic mounts.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, USA
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Bakken
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Kenow
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Korschgen
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Boysen