Allometry of paracellular absorption in birds

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 551-560

  Lavin, Shana R ^a   Karasov, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALLOMETRY; BIRD; BODY MASS; CYTOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; MAMMAL; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AVES; COLUMBA; FULICA AMERICANA; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 52149101803     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588176     Document Type: Article

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