Metabolic scaling of antibiotics in reptiles: Basis and limitations

Zoo Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 329-339

  Jacobson, Elliott R ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Reptiles; Scaling

Indexed keywords

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0039564908     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1996)15:3<329::aid-zoo11>3.0.co;2-5     Document Type: Article

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