Differences in food resource allocation in a long-term selection experiment for litter size in mice 1. Developmental trends in body weight and food intake against time

Animal Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-38

  Rauw, W M ^a   Luiting, P ^b   Verstegen, M W A ^c   Vangen, O ^a   Knap, P W ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genetic size scaling; Litter size; Resource allocation; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034372035     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800054862     Document Type: Article

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