Transfer of fatty acids from female seal blubber via milk to pup blubber

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

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 277-283

  Grahl Nielsen, O ^a   Hammill, M O ^b   Lydersen, C ^c   Wahlstrom S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Grey seals; Mother pup pairs; Multivariate statistics Fatty acid composition

Indexed keywords

HALICHOERES GRYPUS;

EID: 0033938946     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600000099     Document Type: Article

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