Methane output of tortoises: Its contribution to energy loss related to herbivore body mass

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Franz, Ragna ^a   Soliva, Carla R ^b   Kreuzer, Michael ^b   Hatt, Jean Michel ^a   Furrer, Samuel ^c   Hummel, Jürgen ^d   Clauss, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Zurich Zoo   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BOVIDS; BREATHING; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; EVOLUTION; GRASS; HERBIVORE; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; TURTLE; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL WALL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

MAMMALIA; TESTUDINIDAE;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL WALL; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METHANE; RUMINANTS;

EID: 79952380283     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017628     Document Type: Article

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