Ingestion of juniper foliage reduces metabolic rates in woodrat (Neotoma) herbivores

Zoology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-158

  Boyle, Rebecca ^a   Dearing, M Denise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Detoxification; Juniper; Metabolic depression; Plant secondary compounds; Woodrats

Indexed keywords

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS MONOSPERMA; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA ALBIGULA; NEOTOMA STEPHENSI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0043167807     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-2006-00109     Document Type: Article

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