Seasonal changes in liver size in edible dormice (Glis glis): Non-invasive measurements using ultrasonography

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 657-662

  Bieber, Claudia ^a   Außerlechner, Katharina ^a   Skerget, Christiane ^a   Walzer, Christian ^a   Ruf, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Abdominal sonography; Fat dormouse; Hibernation; Organ size; Seasonal adaptation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MYOXIDAE; MYOXUS GLIS;

EID: 79956285053     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0476-8     Document Type: Article

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