... for correspondence( [email protected] ) 7 5 2009 2009 Brandt's voles ( Lasiopodomys brandtii ) lactation heat dissipation limitation hypothesis food intake digestive efficiency metabolizable energy intake daily energy expenditure milk energy output pup energy content doubly labelled water...

... development in terms of body mass and thermogenesis. Brandt's voles ( Lasiopodomys brandtii ) were gestated and reared to weaning under either a short (SD, 8 h:16 h L:D) or a long photoperiod (LD, 16 h:8 h L:D) at a constant ambient temperature (23°C). At weaning, male juveniles were either maintained...