Woodrat (Neotoma) herbivores maintain nitrogen balance on a low-nitrogen, high-phenolic forage, Juniperus monosperma

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 349-355

  Dearing, M Denise ^a   McLister, James D ^b   Sorensen, Jennifer S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^c OSU Cascades Campus ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES; JUNIPERUS; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SIGMODONTINAE; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARIZONA; BODY WEIGHT; FECES; JUNIPERUS; NITROGEN; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PLANT LEAVES; SIGMODONTINAE;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS MONOSPERMA; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA ALBIGULA; NEOTOMA STEPHENSI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 21744458722     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-005-0491-3     Document Type: Article

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