No support for socio-physiological suppression effect on metabolism of paired white mice (Mus sp.)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 373-382

  Speakman, J R ^a   Rossi, F P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Energy expenditure; Huddling; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

MUS;

EID: 0032810490     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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