Chemical analysis of soils of Kowloon (Hong Kong) eaten by hybrid macaques

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-205

  Bolton, K A ^a   Campbell, V M ^a   Burton, F D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geophagy; Hong Kong; Macaque; Primate; Soil geochemistry and mineralogy; Soil ingestion

Indexed keywords

ALUMINKUM; GEOPHAGY; IRON; MACAQUE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL TEXTURE;

CHINA; HONG KONG; KOWLOON;

MACACA;

EID: 0031938888     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022521306597     Document Type: Article

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