Effects of selection on food intake in the adult mouse

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 419-434

  Hastings, I M ^a   Moruppa, S M ^b   Bunger, L ^a   Hill, W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

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EID: 0031510144     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.1997.tb00528.x     Document Type: Article

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