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Stockpiling by pups and self-sacrifice by their fasting mothers observed in birth to weaning serum metabolomes of Atlantic grey seals

During the uniquely short lactations of true seals, pups acquire a greater proportion of maternal body resources, at a greater rate, than in any other group of mammals. Mothers in many species enter a period of anorexia but must preserve sufficient reserves to fuel hunting and thermoregulation for r...

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Autores principales: Watson, David G., Pomeroy, Patrick P., Al-Tannak, Naser F., Kennedy, Malcolm W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7198541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32366923
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64488-1