Does the unusual life history of the precocial cavy (Cavia magna) translate into an exceptional field metabolic rate?

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-54

  Künkele, Joachim ^a   Kraus, Cornelia ^a   Trillmich, Fritz ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; TRITIUM; TRITIUM OXIDE; WATER;

LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; URUGUAY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TRITIUM; URUGUAY; WATER;

CAVIA MAGNA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CAVIIDAE; HYSTRICOGNATHI; RODENTIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 14344257367     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425197     Document Type: Article

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