Individually variable energy management during egg production is repeatable across breeding attempts

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1101-1105

  Williams, Tony D ^a   Vézina, François ^a,c   Speakman, John R ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Daily energy expenditure; Egg production; Energy management; Inter individual variation; Plasticity; Taeniopygia guttata

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BREEDING; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FINCH; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BREEDING; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FINCHES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 63849324192     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.026815     Document Type: Article

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