Basal metabolism of the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) and the Siberian polecat (M. eversmannii)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 497-504

  Harrington, Lauren A ^a,c   Biggins, Dean E ^b   Alldredge, A William ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Black footed ferret; Mustela; Mustelid; Siberian polecat

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; METABOLISM; MUSTELID;

MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA EVERSMANNII; MUSTELA NIGRIPES; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; MUSTELIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038722802     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2003)084<0497:BMOTBF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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