Ontogeny and nutritional status influence oxidative kinetics of nutrients and whole-animal bioenergetics in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata: New applications for 13C breath testing

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-42

  McCue, Marshall D ^a,c   McWilliams, Scott R ^b   Pinshow, Berry ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOENERGY; BODY MASS; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FATTY ACID; FLEDGING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONTOGENY; OXIDATION; PASSERINE; REACTION KINETICS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 78751677076     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657285     Document Type: Article

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