White adipose tissue composition in the free-ranging fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius; Primates), a tropical hibernator

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

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Fietz, J ^a   Tataruch, F ^b   Dausmann, K H ^a   Ganzhorn, J U ^c  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cheirogaleus medius; Fattening; Fatty acids; Feeding ecology; Hibernation

Indexed keywords

CHEIROGALEUS MEDIUS;

EID: 0037872255     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-002-0300-1     Document Type: Article

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