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Page 109
... lactation , but they do maintain weight at 32 per cent greater than normal ( Whichelow , 1976 in J. Alt- mann , 1980 ) . For smaller mammals a lactating female's metabolic rate is 1.5 times " normal , " a pregnant female's is 1.25 times ...
... lactation , but they do maintain weight at 32 per cent greater than normal ( Whichelow , 1976 in J. Alt- mann , 1980 ) . For smaller mammals a lactating female's metabolic rate is 1.5 times " normal , " a pregnant female's is 1.25 times ...
Page 295
... lactation were redrawn in terms of gain relative to mother's body weight , it would look much like the graph of growth during gestation . ( See Fig . 14.5 . ) Even during lactation , the precocial ones make less of a daily energy demand ...
... lactation were redrawn in terms of gain relative to mother's body weight , it would look much like the graph of growth during gestation . ( See Fig . 14.5 . ) Even during lactation , the precocial ones make less of a daily energy demand ...
Page 309
... lactation effectively blocks ovulation . The lactation period is the time of greatest demand on the mother's en- ergy . She is attempting to carry and feed a large infant , using a far less efficient organ than the placenta . Many women ...
... lactation effectively blocks ovulation . The lactation period is the time of greatest demand on the mother's en- ergy . She is attempting to carry and feed a large infant , using a far less efficient organ than the placenta . Many women ...
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WHAT WHERE | 3 |
ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES | 34 |
FOOD AND FEEDING | 45 |
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