On the relationship between sugar digestion and diet preference in two Chilean avian species belonging to the Muscicapoidea superfamily

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-294

  Gatica, Carolina D L ^a   González, Sandra P ^b   Vásquez, Rodrigo A ^b   Sabat, Pablo ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Intestinal hydrolases; Mimus thenca; Physiological constraint; Sucrase activity; Sugar preferences; Turdus falcklandii

Indexed keywords

AVES; CINCLIDAE; MIMUS THENCA; MUSCICAPIDAE; STURNIDAE; TURDIDAE; TURDUS FALCKLANDII;

EID: 33750089286     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: 0716078X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2006000300001     Document Type: Article

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