Seasonal changes in body composition of Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Octodontidae): An herbivore subterranean rodent

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-25

  del Valle, Juana C ^a   López Mañanes, Alejandra A ^a,b   Busch, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Body composition; Burrow; Ctenomys talarum; Energy requirements; Energy reserves; Octodontidae; Subterranean rodent; Tuco tuco

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOMYS TALARUM; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HERBIVORY; LIFESTYLE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PROTEIN CONTENT; PUERPERIUM; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; THERMOREGULATION; WATER CONTENT;

CTENOMYS TALARUM; OCTODONTIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 33747153414     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.04.033     Document Type: Article

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