Variation in body composition of female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) during lactation

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 176, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 807-819

  Hood, Wendy R ^a,b   Oftedal, Olav T ^c   Kunz, Thomas H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b Wall College of Business   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Eptesicus fuscus; Lactation; Total body calcium; Total body fat

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; OSTEOLYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE RESORPTION; CALCIUM; CHIROPTERA; FEMALE; LACTATION; PHOSPHORUS;

EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33750046282     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-006-0102-y     Document Type: Article

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