The diet and trace element status of sambar deer (cervus unicoloi) in manawatu district, new zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 267-271

  Stafford, Kevin J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cervus unicolor; Copper; Diet; Flax; Pine; Sambar deer; Selenium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000108541     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1997.9518123     Document Type: Article

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