The effect of meal composition on specific dynamic action in Burmese Pythons (Python molurus)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 182-192

  McCue, M D ^a   Bennett, A F ^a   Hicks, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYCLOHEXIMIDE;

DIET; SNAKE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SNAKE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BOIDAE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA; GALLUS GALLUS; PYTHON MOLURUS; PYTHONIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 15944368501     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/427049     Document Type: Article

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