Fat deposition and seasonal variation in body composition of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Australia

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 406-412

  Winstanley, Roy K ^a,c   Buttemer, William A ^b   Saunders, Glen ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CANID; FAT RESERVE; PROTEIN; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0033306755     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-3-406     Document Type: Article

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