Physiological constraint to food ingestion in a new world nectarivorous bat

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1032-1038

  Ramírez P, Nicte ^a   Herrera M, L Gerardo ^a   Mirón M, Leticia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

BAT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; NECTAR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MEXICO; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SUCROSE;

CHOERONYCTERIS; CHOERONYCTERIS MEXICANA; GLOSSOPHAGA SORICINA;

EID: 27744573009     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432921     Document Type: Article

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