Annual Rhythm of Body Weight in Przewalski Horses (Equus ferus przewalskii)

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 383-395

  Scheibe, Klaus M ^a   Streich, Wolf J ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Annual rhythm; Body weight; Equus ferus przewalskii; Feeding; Photoperiod; Re introduction; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BODY MASS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; REINTRODUCTION; UNGULATE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LAMINITIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; EQUUS FERUS; EQUUS PRZEWALSKII; UNGULATA;

EID: 1642330886     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.34.4.383.26227     Document Type: Article

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