Food consumption and energy assimilation in the Cabrera vole Microtus Cabrerae (Rodentia)

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-30

  Santos, S ^a   Klunder, M ^b   Mathias, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy intake; Food consumption; Microtine; Microtus cabrerae; Rodentia

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; RODENT;

DAUCUS CAROTA; HELIANTHUS; MICROTUS; MICROTUS CABRERAE; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2142701111     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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