Thyroid hormone concentrations in captive and free-ranging West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 3631-3637

  Ortiz, R M ^a   MacKenzie, D S ^a   Worthy, G A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food restriction; Lipolysis; Manatee; Marine mammal; Metabolic rate; Metabolism; Thyroid hormone; Trichechus manatus

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; LIOTHYRONINE; SEA WATER; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; EATING; METABOLISM; TRICHECHUS; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EATING; FRESH WATER; SEAWATER; THYROXINE; TRICHECHUS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; WEST INDIES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 0034479935     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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