Nitrogen allocation to offspring and milk production in a capital breeder
Nitrogen (N) is a limiting nutrient for many herbivores, especially when plant availability and N content are low during the period of maternal investment, which is common for arctic ungulates. We used natural abundance of N isotopes to quantify allocation of maternal nitrogen to neonatal calves and...
Published in: | Ecology |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/12-1424.1 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1890%2F12-1424.1 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1890/12-1424.1 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1890/12-1424.1 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1890/12-1424.1 |