Body reserve dynamics and energetics of barn owls during fasting in the cold

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

Volumn 169, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 612-620

  Thouzeau, C ^a   Robin, J P ^a   Le Maho, Y ^a   Handrich, Y ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Body reserve mobilization; Energy expenditure; Protein sparing; Starvation

Indexed keywords

TYTO ALBA;

EID: 0033378042     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050262     Document Type: Article

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