Behaviors and nutritional importance of coprophagy in captive adult and young nutrias (Myocastor coypus)

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 281-288

  Takahashi, T ^a   Sakaguchi, E ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

24 h rhythm; Amino acid nutrition; Coprophagy; Nutrias; Protein nutrition

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COPROPHAGY; FECES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RODENT; VIDEORECORDING;

AGING; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COPROPHAGIA; DIETARY PROTEINS; FECES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RODENTIA; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0032076539     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050147     Document Type: Article

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