Temporal dynamics of milk composition of the precocial caviomorph Octodon degus (Rodentia: Octodontidae)

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 247-252

  Veloso, Claudio ^a   Kenagy, G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Degu; Energy; Lactation; Lipids; Milk composition; Precocial

Indexed keywords

CAVIOMORPHA; OCTODON DEGUS; OCTODONTIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 23144445717     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2005000200008     Document Type: Article

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