Specific dynamic action, apparent assimilation efficiency, and digestive rate in an arboreal pitviper, Trimeresurus stejnegeri stejnegeri

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1139-1151

  Tsai, Tein Shun ^a   Lee, How Jing ^b   Tu, Ming Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGESTION; FOOD QUALITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIZE EFFECT; SNAKE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SERPENTES; VIRIDOVIPERA STEJNEGERI;

EID: 54349127640     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-090     Document Type: Article

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