Dietary fatty acid composition and the hibernation patterns in free-ranging arctic ground squirrels

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 486-495

  Frank, Craig L ^a   Karpovich, Shawna ^b   Barnes, Brian M ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDIBLE OIL; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FATTY ACID; HIBERNATION; LABORATORY METHOD; RODENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; SCIURIDAE;

ALASKA; BROOKS RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS PARRYII;

EID: 46449088541     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589107     Document Type: Article

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