Physiological ecology in small mammals and evolutionary theory

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-351

  Wang, Dehua ^a   Yang, Ming ^b   Liu, Quansheng ^c   Zhang, Zhiqiang ^d   Zhang, Xueying ^a   Chi, Qingsheng ^a   Deli, X U ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b SHENYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Guangdong Academy of Sciences   (China)

^d An' Hui Agricultural University ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Body size; Digestion; Evolution; Hibernation; Immunity; Physiological ecology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SIZE; DIGESTION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HIBERNATION; IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SMALL MAMMAL;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 76649088658     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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