The usefulness of a new TOBEC instrument (ACAN) for investigating body composition in small mammals

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-112

  Koteja, Paweł ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Energetics; Fat; Non invasive methods; Rodents

Indexed keywords

CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0000094618     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.96-10     Document Type: Article

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