Molecular analysis of intact preen waxes of Calidris canutus (Aves: Scolopacidae) by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Lipids

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 533-541

  Dekker, Marlèn H A ^a   Piersma, Theunis ^a,b   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WAX;

ARTICLE; BIRD; ESTERIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPOGENESIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN;

AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0034125758     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-000-553-7     Document Type: Article

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