Leptin as a surrogate indicator of body fat in the American black bear

Ursus

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-130

  Spady, Thomas J ^a   Harlow, Henry J ^b   Butterstein, George ^c   Durrant, Barbara ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; American black bear; BCI; BIA; Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Body condition index; Energy homeostasis; Hibernation; Leptin; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 71749114008     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/08GR025.1     Document Type: Article

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