Seasonal flexibility of organ mass and intestinal function for the Andean lizard Liolaemus nigroviridis

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 311, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 270-277

  Naya, Daniel E ^a,c   Veloso, Claudio ^b   Sabat, Pablo ^a,b   Bozinovic, Francisco ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE; LIZARD; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHILE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMES; INTESTINES; LIZARDS; ORGAN SIZE; SEASONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALIA; LIOLAEMUS NIGROVIRIDIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 65249149053     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.525     Document Type: Article

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