TY - JOUR
AU - Stinnett, Dan, P.
AB - Abstract Gross body composition, energy content, and lipid cycles of Peromyscus maniculatus, Reithrodontomys megalotis, Sigmodon hispidus, and Microtus ochrogaster were studied. Ash values for adults ranged from 14.2 to 16.1 per cent of dry body weight, and water content varied from 61.5 to 74.2 per cent. Lipid content ranged from a low of 14.6 per cent dry body weight in M. ochrogaster to a high of 25.6 per cent in S. hispidus. Annually, kilocalories per gram live weight averaged 1.61 in P. maniculatus, 1.65 in R. megalotis, 1.74 in S. hispidus, and 1.42 in M. ochrogaster. Energy content of subadults and adults of S. hispidus differed significantly during summer, autumn, and winter; no such differences were noted for age categories of the other species. 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TI - Body Composition, Energy Content, and Lipid Cycles of Four Species of Rodents
JF - Journal of Mammalogy
DO - 10.2307/1379128
DA - 1973-05-31
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SP - 426
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VL - 54
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