Relationship between milk energy intake and growth rate in suckling mammalian young at peak lactation: An updated meta-analysis

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 274, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 160-170

  Riek, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Growth rate; Lactation; Mammals; Milk energy intake

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ENERGY BALANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; META-ANALYSIS; MILK PRODUCTION; PINNIPED; RODENT; SUCKLING;

CYSTOPHORA (MAMMALIA); CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 38549084078     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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