Seasonality of meal patterns and hormonal correlates in red deer

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 295-302

  Rhind, S M ^a   Mcmillen, S R ^a   Duff, E ^b   Hirst, D ^b   Wright, S ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deer; Food intake; Hormones; Season

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; INSULIN; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; MEAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0031736281     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00164-4     Document Type: Article

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