Metabolic costs of rodents feeding on plant chemical defenses: A comparison between an herbivore and an omnivore

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 511-514

  Bozinovic, Francisco ^a   Novoa, F Fernando ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fiber; Metabolic costs; Octodon degus; Phyllotis darwini; Tannins

Indexed keywords

TANNIN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0031213569     PISSN: 03009629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9629(96)00409-4     Document Type: Article

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