Digestive enzyme activities in herbivorous and carnivorous prickleback fishes (Teleostei: Stichaeidae): Ontogenetic, dietary, and phylogenetic effects

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 789-804

  German, Donovan P ^a,b   Horn, Michael H ^a   Gawlicka, Anna ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PERCIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STOMACH JUICE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DIET; DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMES; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; PERCIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ANOPLARCHUS; ANOPLARCHUS PURPURESCENS; CEBIDICHTHYS VIOLACEUS; PISCES; STICHAEIDAE; TELEOSTEI; XIPHISTER ATROPURPUREUS; XIPHISTER MUCOSUS;

EID: 11144258646     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422228     Document Type: Article

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