Energetic costs of digestion in Australian crocodiles

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 416-421

  Gienger, C M ^a,e   Tracy, Christopher R ^a,b   Brien, Matthew L ^a,c   Manolis, S Charlie ^c   Webb, Grahame J W ^a,c   Seymour, Roger S ^d   Christian, Keith A ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Wildlife Management International and Crocodylus Park   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CROCODILIAN; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS POROSUS;

EID: 84862016309     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO12018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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