Performance of mouse lines divergently selected for heat loss when exposed to different environmental temperatures. I. Reproductive performance, pup survival, and metabolic hormones

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2876-2883

  Kgwatalala, P M ^a,b   DeRoin, J L ^a,c   Nielsen, M K ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^c A218 Animal Sciences ^*  (United States)

^d A218 Animal Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient Temperature; Genotype x Environment Interaction; Metabolic Hormones; Mice; Mortality; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644253827     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.82102876x     Document Type: Article

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