Regulation of gut function varies with life-history traits in chuckwallas (Sauromalus obesus: Iguanidae)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 469-481

  Tracy, Christopher R ^a   Diamond, Jared ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PROLINE;

DIGESTION; FOOD AVAILABILITY;

ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; GEOGRAPHY; HIBERNATION; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE; LIZARD; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; FASTING; GEOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE; HIBERNATION; IGUANAS; INTESTINES; ORGAN SIZE; PROLINE; SEASONS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; IGUANIDAE; SAUROMALUS ATER; SQUAMATA;

EID: 21044459556     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/430232     Document Type: Article

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