Special K: Testing the potassium link between radioactive rubidium (86Rb) turnover and metabolic rate

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1040-1045

  Tomlinson, Sean ^a,b   Mathialagan, Priya D ^a   Maloney, Shane K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BOTANIC GARDENS AND PARKS AUTHORITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

86Rb kb; Insect; Isotope turnover; Metabolic rate; Xylotrupes gideon

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM INTAKE; RUBIDIUM;

ANIMAL; BEETLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; POTASSIUM INTAKE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM, DIETARY; RUBIDIUM; RUBIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84899490038     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.096222     Document Type: Article

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