Between-population differences in digestive flexibility in the olivaceous field mouse

Zoology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 373-377

  Bozinovic, Francisco ^a   Rojas, José M ^a   Maldonado, Karin ^b,c   Sabat, Pablo ^a,b   Naya, Daniel E ^a,d  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Instituto de Filosofía y Ciencias de la Complejidad IFICC Los Alerces 3024 Ñuñoa   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Dietary variability; Digestive theory; Gut size flexibility; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 78649708484     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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