Milk of Marine Mammals

Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 563-580

  Oftedal, O T ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dolphins; Energetics; Evolution; Fat; Manatee; Milk composition; Oligosaccharides; Polar bear; Protein; Sea lions; Seals; Whales

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856656051     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374407-4.00321-6     Document Type: Chapter

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