Possible effects of pollock and herring on the growth and reproductive success of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus): Insights from feeding experiments using an alternative animal model, Rattus norvegicus

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-82

  Donnelly, Carolyn P ^a   Trites, Andrew W ^a   Kitts, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy requirements; Growth; Reproduction; Steller sea lions

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGE; GROWTH; HERRING; LOW FAT DIET; MAMMAL; MATING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PURIFICATION; RAT; REPRODUCTION; UNITED STATES;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FISHES; GROWTH; MODELS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; SEA LIONS;

ANIMALIA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEA PALLASI; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; PISCES; POLLACHIUS VIRENS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA;

EID: 0037270434     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN2002750     Document Type: Article

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