Maintenance nitrogen requirement of an obligate nectarivore, the honey possum, Tarsipes rostratus

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

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-67

  Bradshaw, F J ^a   Bradshaw, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Maintenance nitrogen requirements; Nectar; Nitrogen balance; Pollen

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HONEY; MALE; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; OPOSSUM; POLLEN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HONEY; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; NITROGEN; OPOSSUMS; POLLEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035132033     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600000150     Document Type: Article

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