K.P. Kenow C. E. Korschgen A.F. Boysen G.S. Bakken 2000 <p>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.</p> application/pdf 10.1016/S0306-4565(99)00094-7 en Elsevier Statistical and procedural issues in the use of heated taxidermic mounts article