Allometry of milk intake at peak lactation

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-11

  Riek, Alexander ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allometry; Lactation; Milk intake; Milk nutrients; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY MASS; CARNIVORE; DIVERGENCE; LACTATION; MILK; PHYLOGENETICS;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 78650206845     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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