Nutrient-specific compensatory feeding in a mammalian carnivore, the mink, Neovison vison

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1226-1233

  Jensen, Kim ^a,b,e   Simpson, Stephen J ^c   Nielsen, Vivi H ^b   Hunt, John ^d   Raubenheimer, David ^c   Mayntz, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivore nutrition; Diet self selection; Geometric Framework; Macronutrient balancing; Mustelidae; Predators; Protein v. non protein energy

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN MINK; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARNIVORE; COMPENSATORY FEEDING; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DENMARK; DIET; MEAT; MINK; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DENMARK; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; MEAT; MINK; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84921738522     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114514001664     Document Type: Article

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