Macro-and microgeographic variation in metabolism and hormone correlates in big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 798-811

  Richardson, Christopher S ^a   Heeren, Tim ^b   Widmaier, Eric P ^a   Kunz, Thomas H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; LEPTIN; LIOTHYRONINE;

BAT; BODY MASS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HORMONE; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PREGNANCY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BAT; BLOOD; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY SIZE; CHIROPTERA; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HORMONES; LEPTIN; MASSACHUSETTS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

ALABAMA; GEORGIA; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS;

EID: 73449121444     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605952     Document Type: Article

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