Dietary fats and body lipid composition in relation to hibernation in free-ranging echidnas

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

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 189-194

  Falkenstein, F ^a   Kortner G ^a   Watson, K ^a   Geiser, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; ECHIDNA; FAT INTAKE; HIBERNATION; HISTOLOGY; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY FATS; ECHIDNA; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HIBERNATION; LIPID METABOLISM;

EID: 0034919020     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600000157     Document Type: Article

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