New insights into the physiology of natural foraging

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 242-249

  Burns, Jennifer M ^a   Williams, Terrie M ^b   Secor, Stephen M ^c   Owen Smith, Norman ^d   Bargmann, Naomi A ^a   Castellini, Michael A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; BIRD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MAMMALS; PHYSIOLOGY, COMPARATIVE; REPTILES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33645835499     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499996     Document Type: Conference Paper

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