Figures 3-4. Spearman's correlation between Body Condition Index (BCI) and glucose concentration for breeding (3) (N = 28) and non-breeding (4) (N = 46) individuals of N. pallescens in Reserva Biológica de Guaribas, PB. The breeding period of N. pallescens started at the end of July (P1) and climaxed in January (P3). It occurred throughout Figure 2. Monthly samples sizes of captured individuals of N. palles- the rainy and dry seasons. Glucose concentrations showed cens in Reserva Biológica de Guaribas, PB. Recaptured individuals significant variation during the developmental phases of brood are not included. patches with a higher concentration in P3 (Fig. 5) (ANOVA, F = 5.39, p = 0.01). Tukey's test showed significant values only The glucose concentration was negatively correlated with between P1 and P3 (Tukey's Test, P2-P1: p = 0.76, P3-P1 = 0.01, body condition (Table 1). Further analyses showed that the glu- P3-P2: p = 0.05).

Published as part of Azeredo, Luane M.M., Oliveira, Talita C. & Lopez, Luiz C.S., 2016, Blood metabolites as predictors to evaluate the body condition of Neopelma pallescens (Passeriformes: Pipridae) in northeastern Brazil, pp. 1-9 in Zoologia (e20160043) 33 (6) on page 4, DOI: 10.1590/S1984-4689zool-20160043, http://zenodo.org/record/13174697