Fasting physiology of polar bears in relation to environmental change and breeding behavior in the B...
Fasting physiology of polar bears in relation to environmental change and breeding behavior in the Beaufort Sea
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag
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We examined the use of the ratio of serum urea to serum creatinine as a physiological biomarker of fasting to monitor temporal patterns in the feeding ecology of polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Blood was collected from 436 polar bears in the eastern Beaufort Sea during April and May of 1985-1986 and 2005-2006. The proportions of polar bears fasting...
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Fasting physiology of polar bears in relation to environmental change and breeding behavior in the Beaufort Sea
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_210839254
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_210839254
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0722-4060
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1432-2056
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10.1007/s00300-008-0530-0
