The integration of energy and nitrogen balance in the hummingbird Sephanoides sephaniodes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 3349-3359

  López Calleja, M Victoria ^a   Fernández, María José ^a   Bozinovic, Francisco ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Arthropod consumption; Chile; Energy balance; Food quality; Green backed firecrown; Hummingbird; Nitrogen balance; Sephanoides sephaniodes

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BIRDS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; NITROGEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; SEPHANOIDES; SEPHANOIDES SEPHANIODES; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 17044442634     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00572     Document Type: Article

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