Seasonal physiology of the wild raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

Zoological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 385-391

  Asikainen, Juha ^a   Mustonen, Anne Mari ^a   Hyvärinen, Heikki ^a   Nieminen, Petteri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; Leptin; Nyctereutes procyonoides; Raccoon dog; Winter sleep

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CARNIVORA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; FINLAND; LIVER; MALE; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARNIVORA; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES; PROCYON LOTOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2642542684     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.21.385     Document Type: Article

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