Reallocation of body resources in lactating mice highly selected for litter size

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 939-944

  Rauw, W M ^a   Knap, P W ^b   Gomez Raya, L ^a   Varona, L ^a   Noguera, J L ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b PIC International Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body Composition; Lactation; Mice; Resource Allocation; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MICE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 0041627418     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.814939x     Document Type: Article

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