Quantifying energy dissipation by grazing animals in harsh environments

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 225, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 351-359

  Cañas C , Raúl ^a,b   Quiroz, Roberto A ^b   León Velarde, Carlos ^b   Posadas, Adolfo ^b,c   Osorio, Javier ^b  

^a Biotecnolgia Agropecuaria SA   (Peru)

^b INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

Author keywords

Animal behavior; Energy dissipation; Entropy; Grazing; Stressful environment

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EATING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY YIELD; ENTROPY; ENVIRONMENT; GRAZING; HARVESTING; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASON; STRESS; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0242266479     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00260-1     Document Type: Article

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