Renal structure, and the effect of an insectivorous diet on urine composition of Southern African Elephant-Shrew species (Macroscelidea)

Mammalia

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 577-589

  Downs, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTULUS MYURUS; LOXODONTA; MACROSCELIDEA; MACROSCELIDES PROBOSCIDEUS; PETRODROMUS TETRADACTYLUS; TETRADACTYLUS; UCA;

EID: 0030426012     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1996.60.4.577     Document Type: Article

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