Measuring fat mass in small birds by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 522-529

  Korine, Carmi ^a   Daniel, Shai ^a   Van Tets, Ian G ^a,c   Yosef, Reuven ^b   Pinshow, Berry ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Ben Gurion University of the Negev Eilat Campus   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; BIRD; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY COMPOSITION; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; LINEAR MODELS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 4143073611     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/383507     Document Type: Note

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