Metabolic and developmental responses of alcid chicks to experimental variation in food intake

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 462-473

  Kitaysky, Alexander S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY CONSTITUTION; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHEMISTRY; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FEATHER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BONE DEVELOPMENT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FEATHERS;

ALCIDAE; ANIMALIA; ARATINGA; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; CYCLORRHYNCHUS PSITTACULA; FRATERCULA CIRRHATA; LARIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032831811     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316684     Document Type: Article

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