Laboratory metabolism and evaporative water loss of the aardwolf, Proteles cristatus

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 464-469

  Anderson, M D ^a,c   Williams, J B ^b,d   Richardson, P R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c N Cape Prov Nat Conserv Service   (South Africa)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031187984     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515856     Document Type: Article

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