Tissue damage precludes the use of the everted sleeve technique to measure nutrient uptake in a small migratory shorebird, the western sandpiper (Calidris mauri).
Stein
R Will
RW
Centre for Wildlife Ecology, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada. rwstein@sfu.ca
Williams
Tony D
TD
D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology*; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D003938:Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000662:veterinary*; D006652:Histological Techniques; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology; D008871:Microvilli / Q000502:physiology; D011392:Proline / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D011392:Proline