Relative merits of using purified proteins and natural foods in studies of wildlife nutrition: The nitrogen requirements of a rodent pollinator

African Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-215

  Van Tets, Ian G ^a,b   Hutchings, Ken ^a   Nicolson, Susan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aethomys namaquensis; Casein; Mammal pollination; Pollen; Protea

Indexed keywords

AETHOMYS NAMAQUENSIS; ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; PROTEA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0001757789     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2000.11657092     Document Type: Article

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