The energy cost of gestation in white-tailed deer

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1091-1097

  Pekins, P J ^a   Smith, K S ^a   Mautz, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGETICS; GESTATION; UNGULATE;

ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0032409495     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-032     Document Type: Article

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