Water budget during reproduction in female common spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1106-1110

  Degen, A Allan ^a   Khokhlova, Irina S ^a   Kam, Michael ^a   Snider, Iris ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acomys cahirinus; Evaporative water loss; Lactation; Milk yield; Pregnancy; Reproduction; Water balance

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; LACTATION; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; WATER BUDGET;

ACOMYS; ACOMYS CAHIRINUS; MUS SAXICOLA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 11144234914     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BRG-211.1     Document Type: Article

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