Feeding patterns of S. crassicaudata (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae): Role of gender, photoperiod, and fat stores

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 1 41-1, 1997, Pages

  Hope, Perdita J ^a   Wittert, Gary A ^a,c   Horowitz, Michael ^a   Morley, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

adipose tissue; food intake; marsupial

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

SMINTHOPSIS CRASSICAUDATA;

EID: 0031025831     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.1.r78     Document Type: Article

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