Prediction of body composition of live and post-mortem red foxes

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-170

  Lefebvre, Christine ^a,b   Crête, Michel ^b,c   Huot, Jean ^a,b   Patenaude, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^c Ministere du Developpement durable de l'Environnement et des Parcs   (Canada)

^d Jardin Zoologique du Québec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composition; Fat; Fox; Minerals; Prediction; Protein; Regression; Vulpes vulpes; Water

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; VULPES VULPES;

TRITIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CANADA; FEMALE; FOX; HISTOLOGY; IMPEDANCE; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MALE;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; FOXES; MALE; QUEBEC; RADIOISOTOPE DILUTION TECHNIQUE; TRITIUM;

EID: 0033108971     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.2.161     Document Type: Article

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