Energy requirements and the efficiency of utilization of metabolizable energy in free-living animals: Evaluation of existing theories and generation of a new model

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-104

  Kam, Michael ^a   Degen, A Allan ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031581655     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0279     Document Type: Article

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