Evolution of Pinnipedia lactation strategies: A potential role for α-lactalbumin?

Biology Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 546-549

  Reich, Coralie M ^a   Arnould, John P Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lactation; Lactose; Pinnipeds; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

LACTALBUMIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; LACTATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; LACTALBUMIN; LACTATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 35548972044     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0265     Document Type: Article

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