Ducklings exhibit substantial energy-saving mechanisms as a response to short-term food shortage

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 90-104

  Moe, Børge ^a   Stølevik, Einar ^a   Bech, Claus ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY CONDITION; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; METABOLISM; THERMOREGULATION; WATERFOWL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUCK; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MORPHOMETRICS; NORWAY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THERMOREGULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DUCKS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD DEPRIVATION; LINEAR MODELS; NORWAY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

ANAS; ANAS SP.;

EID: 12844258533     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425199     Document Type: Article

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