Geometric analysis of macronutrient selection in breeds of the domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 293-304

  Hewson Hughes, Adrian K ^a   Hewson Hughes, Victoria L ^a   Colyer, Alison ^a   Miller, Andrew T ^a   McGrane, Scott J ^a   Hall, Simon R ^a   Butterwick, Richard F ^a   Simpson, Stephen J ^b   Raubenheimer, David ^c  

^a WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; carnivore nutrition; domestic dog; domestication; geometric framework; macronutrient regulation; predation; right angled mixture triangles

Indexed keywords

CANID; CARNIVORE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC SPECIES; DOMESTICATION; FOOD INTAKE; GEOMETRY; HERBIVORE; NUTRIENT USE; OMNIVORY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 84871215509     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars168     Document Type: Article

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