Study on the Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) for the Caged Female Brown Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)

Resting metabolic rate (RMR) of the caged female Brown Eared Pheasant were measured in different seasons at different ambient temperatures. The conclusion was as follows: the relationship between RMR and ambient temperatures ( T\-a) could be described well by the following equation: RMR=A+BT\-a+CT 2_a, and the special temperatures under different seasons were also obtained as follows: 22.6℃ in spring,25.9℃ in summer, 22.2℃ in autumn and 20.7℃ in winter. We also found that RMR was the highest in winter, and the lowest in summer, and RMR in spring and autumn was higher than that in summer and lower than that in winter.