Comparative energetics of the subterranean ctenomys rodents: Breaking patterns

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 226-235

  Luna, Facundo ^a   Daniel Antenucci, C ^a   Bozinovic, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BURROWING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; RODENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CTENOMYS; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; SOI3 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RODENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RODENTIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EID: 67149136230     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597526     Document Type: Article

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