Cage size affects feeding and energetics of captive rodents

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 209-213

  Steyermark, Anthony C ^a   Mueller, Pamela J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEROMYSCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOUSING, ANIMAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEROMYSCUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035998387     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/338689     Document Type: Article

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