Oxidation rate and turnover of ingested sugar in hovering Anna's (Calypte anna) and rufous (Selasphorus rufus) hummingbirds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2154-2162

  Welch Jr , Kenneth C ^a   Suarez, Raul K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Energetics; Hummingbird; Stable isotope; Turnover

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLYING; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN;

ANNA; CALYPTE ANNA; SELASPHORUS RUFUS; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 34347406791     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.005363     Document Type: Article

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