Sources of variation in blood glucose concentrations of free-living birds

Avian Biology Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 78-86

  Lill, Alan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Circadiel rhythm; Diet; Haemoglobin; Nestling development; Variation

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; BODY MASS; DIET; DOMESTIC SPECIES; DOVE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAMMAL; METABOLIC RATE; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SWALLOW (BIRD);

AVES; COLUMBIFORMES; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO NEOXENA; MAMMALIA; PASSERIFORMES; STREPTOPELIA CHINENSIS;

EID: 79960467179     PISSN: 17581559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/175815511X13073729328092     Document Type: Article

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