Energetics of offspring production: A comparison of a marsupial (Monodelphis domestica) and a eutherian (Mesocricetus auratus)

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

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-76

  Hsu, M J ^a,b   Garton, D W ^a,c   Harder, J D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutherian; Gestation; Lactation; Marsupial; Reproductive energetics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HAMSTER; LACTATION; OPOSSUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CRICETINAE; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MESOCRICETUS; OPOSSUMS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033083464     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050195     Document Type: Article

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