Seasonal changes in water flux, forage intake, and assimilated energy of free-ranging muskrats

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 292-299

  Campbell, Kevin L ^a   Weseen, Gillian L ^a   Macarthur, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assimilated energy; Deuterium oxide; Forage intake; Manitoba; Muskrat; Ondatra zibethicus; Water flux

Indexed keywords

FOOD INTAKE; MUSKRAT; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER INTAKE;

ONDATRA ZIBETHICA; ONDATRA ZIBETHICUS; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 0031953829     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802291     Document Type: Article

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