Effect of high aluminum consumption on mechanics and composition of furculae of free-ranging coots

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 970-975

  Hui, Clifford A ^a   Ellers, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Bone; Coots; Fulica americana; Metals

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; FLUORINE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; BONE LEVEL; BONE STRENGTH; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FLYING; FOOD COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FULICA AMERICANA; FURCULA; RALLIDAE;

EID: 0033011237     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620180523     Document Type: Article

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