Use of an artificial gizzard to investigate the effect of grit on the breakdown of grass

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 119-124

  Moore, S J ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WATER ECOscience PtyLtd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gizzard; Goose; Grass; Grit; Herbivore

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031790142     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998009157     Document Type: Article

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