The energy cost of voluntary running in the weasel Mustela nivalis

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 578-586

  Chappell, Mark A ^a,b   Szafranska, Paulina A ^b   Zub, Karol ^b   Konarzewski, Marek ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cost of transport; Locomotion; Metabolism; Mustelid

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REST; RUNNING; TELEMETRY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REST; RUNNING; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84873416745     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.079186     Document Type: Article

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