The comparative energetics of 'caviomorph' rodents

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 105-122

  Arends, Alexis ^a,b   McNab, Brian K ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Basal rate of metabolism; Body temperature; Caviomorph rodents; Climate; Food habits; Island distribution; Stratum; Thermal conductance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; RODENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0034909445     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(01)00371-3     Document Type: Article

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