Lactation, weaning period, food quality, and digestive tract differentiations in Eutheria

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1196-1215

  Langer, Peter ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body weight; Food classification; Lactation; Large intestine; Mixed feeding period; Stomach; Weaning period

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FOOD QUALITY; LACTATION; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038311019     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00328.x     Document Type: Article

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