Body Condition Factor for Broad-snouted Caiman, Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)

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Ciocan, Hernán; Hilevski Loreto, Samuel; Príncipe, Guillermo; Siroski, Pablo Ariel
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2024
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The Fulton coefficient (K) is an index of body condition that relates length and weight, indicates relative fatness and was designed to determine growth in fish. Various animal studies employ the Body Condition Factor (BCF) as a metric to assess the physical well-being of an individual. This index enables the inference of an individual’s relationship with the environmental conditions and its growth. In addition, the BFC is used to compare populations across various locations or to examine how some unique animal population, such as of crocodilians, varies over time. However, the index value is not attributed to individuals and its only employed to compare K values among them. In this study, our aim was to generate reference values for the K index to classify individuals of Caiman latirostris according to their physical condition. We did this by categorizing individuals as skinny, good or fat and, then associating them to their respective K values to further establish a K range that relates with the physical condition of the species. We then conducted non-parametric tests to determine the fit of K values to the classification. These results can serve as reference values for individual conditions for the species, and would be of use in several population studies.
Fil: Ciocan, Hernán. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; Argentina. Gobierno de la Provincia de Santa Fe. Ministerio de Ambiente.; Argentina. Proyecto Yacaré; Argentina
Fil: Hilevski Loreto, Samuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina. Proyecto Yacaré; Argentina
Fil: Príncipe, Guillermo. Gobierno de la Provincia de Santa Fe. Ministerio de Ambiente.; Argentina. Proyecto Yacaré; Argentina
Fil: Siroski, Pablo Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina. Gobierno de la Provincia de Santa Fe. Ministerio de Ambiente.; Argentina. Proyecto Yacaré; Argentina
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Alligatoridae
BCF
Caimaninae
Crocodilia
Fulton Coefficient
Growth
Yacare
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spelling Body Condition Factor for Broad-snouted Caiman, Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)Ciocan, HernánHilevski Loreto, SamuelPríncipe, GuillermoSiroski, Pablo ArielAlligatoridaeBCFCaimaninaeCrocodiliaFulton CoefficientGrowthYacarehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4The Fulton coefficient (K) is an index of body condition that relates length and weight, indicates relative fatness and was designed to determine growth in fish. Various animal studies employ the Body Condition Factor (BCF) as a metric to assess the physical well-being of an individual. This index enables the inference of an individual’s relationship with the environmental conditions and its growth. In addition, the BFC is used to compare populations across various locations or to examine how some unique animal population, such as of crocodilians, varies over time. However, the index value is not attributed to individuals and its only employed to compare K values among them. In this study, our aim was to generate reference values for the K index to classify individuals of Caiman latirostris according to their physical condition. We did this by categorizing individuals as skinny, good or fat and, then associating them to their respective K values to further establish a K range that relates with the physical condition of the species. We then conducted non-parametric tests to determine the fit of K values to the classification. These results can serve as reference values for individual conditions for the species, and would be of use in several population studies.Fil: Ciocan, Hernán. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; Argentina. Gobierno de la Provincia de Santa Fe. Ministerio de Ambiente.; Argentina. Proyecto Yacaré; ArgentinaFil: Hilevski Loreto, Samuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina. Proyecto Yacaré; ArgentinaFil: Príncipe, Guillermo. Gobierno de la Provincia de Santa Fe. Ministerio de Ambiente.; Argentina. Proyecto Yacaré; ArgentinaFil: Siroski, Pablo Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina. Gobierno de la Provincia de Santa Fe. Ministerio de Ambiente.; Argentina. Proyecto Yacaré; ArgentinaSocietas Europaea Herpetologica2024-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/257631Ciocan, Hernán; Hilevski Loreto, Samuel; Príncipe, Guillermo; Siroski, Pablo Ariel; Body Condition Factor for Broad-snouted Caiman, Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802); Societas Europaea Herpetologica; Herpetology Notes; 17; 4-2024; 285-2902071-5773CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/83662info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:49:11Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/257631instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:49:11.575CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Body Condition Factor for Broad-snouted Caiman, Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)
title Body Condition Factor for Broad-snouted Caiman, Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)
spellingShingle Body Condition Factor for Broad-snouted Caiman, Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)
Ciocan, Hernán
Alligatoridae
BCF
Caimaninae
Crocodilia
Fulton Coefficient
Growth
Yacare
title_short Body Condition Factor for Broad-snouted Caiman, Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)
title_full Body Condition Factor for Broad-snouted Caiman, Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)
title_fullStr Body Condition Factor for Broad-snouted Caiman, Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)
title_full_unstemmed Body Condition Factor for Broad-snouted Caiman, Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)
title_sort Body Condition Factor for Broad-snouted Caiman, Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ciocan, Hernán
Hilevski Loreto, Samuel
Príncipe, Guillermo
Siroski, Pablo Ariel
author Ciocan, Hernán
author_facet Ciocan, Hernán
Hilevski Loreto, Samuel
Príncipe, Guillermo
Siroski, Pablo Ariel
author_role author
author2 Hilevski Loreto, Samuel
Príncipe, Guillermo
Siroski, Pablo Ariel
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Alligatoridae
BCF
Caimaninae
Crocodilia
Fulton Coefficient
Growth
Yacare
topic Alligatoridae
BCF
Caimaninae
Crocodilia
Fulton Coefficient
Growth
Yacare
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The Fulton coefficient (K) is an index of body condition that relates length and weight, indicates relative fatness and was designed to determine growth in fish. Various animal studies employ the Body Condition Factor (BCF) as a metric to assess the physical well-being of an individual. This index enables the inference of an individual’s relationship with the environmental conditions and its growth. In addition, the BFC is used to compare populations across various locations or to examine how some unique animal population, such as of crocodilians, varies over time. However, the index value is not attributed to individuals and its only employed to compare K values among them. In this study, our aim was to generate reference values for the K index to classify individuals of Caiman latirostris according to their physical condition. We did this by categorizing individuals as skinny, good or fat and, then associating them to their respective K values to further establish a K range that relates with the physical condition of the species. We then conducted non-parametric tests to determine the fit of K values to the classification. These results can serve as reference values for individual conditions for the species, and would be of use in several population studies.
Fil: Ciocan, Hernán. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; Argentina. Gobierno de la Provincia de Santa Fe. Ministerio de Ambiente.; Argentina. Proyecto Yacaré; Argentina
Fil: Hilevski Loreto, Samuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina. Proyecto Yacaré; Argentina
Fil: Príncipe, Guillermo. Gobierno de la Provincia de Santa Fe. Ministerio de Ambiente.; Argentina. Proyecto Yacaré; Argentina
Fil: Siroski, Pablo Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina. Gobierno de la Provincia de Santa Fe. Ministerio de Ambiente.; Argentina. Proyecto Yacaré; Argentina
description The Fulton coefficient (K) is an index of body condition that relates length and weight, indicates relative fatness and was designed to determine growth in fish. Various animal studies employ the Body Condition Factor (BCF) as a metric to assess the physical well-being of an individual. This index enables the inference of an individual’s relationship with the environmental conditions and its growth. In addition, the BFC is used to compare populations across various locations or to examine how some unique animal population, such as of crocodilians, varies over time. However, the index value is not attributed to individuals and its only employed to compare K values among them. In this study, our aim was to generate reference values for the K index to classify individuals of Caiman latirostris according to their physical condition. We did this by categorizing individuals as skinny, good or fat and, then associating them to their respective K values to further establish a K range that relates with the physical condition of the species. We then conducted non-parametric tests to determine the fit of K values to the classification. These results can serve as reference values for individual conditions for the species, and would be of use in several population studies.
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