Variation in digestive efficiency of captive North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) on various diets

Zoo Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-50

  White, Steffany C ^a   Clark, David W ^b   Day, Carrie D ^a   Sikes, Robert S ^b  

^a Medical Center of Little Rock   (United States)

^b University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorie; Digestive efficiency; Energetics; Energy absorption; Intestinal passage rate; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; FELIDAE; LONTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRINAE; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 33947520024     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20116     Document Type: Article

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