Physiological responses to feeding, fasting and estivation for anurans

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 2595-2608

  Secor, Stephen M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anuran; Bufo; Ceratophrys; Estivation; Fasting; Intestinal nutrient transport; Leptodactylus; Pyxicephalus; Rana; Specific dynamic action

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FROGS AND TOADS; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANURA; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTIVATION; FASTING; INTESTINES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO ALVARIUS; BUFO MARINUS; BUFONIDAE; CERATOPHRYS; CERATOPHRYS ORNATA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLUS; LEPTODACTYLUS PENTADACTYLUS; PYXICEPHALUS; PYXICEPHALUS ADSPERSUS; RANA (GENUS); RANA (SUBGENUS); RANA CATESBEIANA; RANIDAE; RODENTIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 23144442236     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01659     Document Type: Article

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