Energy expenditure during level locomotion in large desert ungulates: The one-humped camel and the domestic donkey

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 277, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 248-255

  Maloiy, G M O ^a   Rugangazi, B M ^a   Rowe, M F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Camels; Cost of transport; Donkeys; Energy expenditure

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; DESERT; DOMESTIC SPECIES; LOCOMOTION; RUMINANT; UNGULATE;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; EQUUS ASINUS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 60549107087     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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