The use of dosed and herbage n-alkanes as markers for the determination of intake, digestibility, mean retention time and diet selection in Galapagos tortoises (Geochelone nigra)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 45-54

  Hatt, Jean Michael ^a   Gisler, R ^a   Mayes, R W ^a   Lechner Doll, M ^a   Clauss, M ^a   Liesegang, A ^a   Wanner, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diet composition; Digestibility markers; Digestion; Geochelone; Intake; n alkane; Reptile; Tortoise

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FRAXINUS; GEOCHELONE; GEOCHELONE NIGRA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 0036526332     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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