Calcium balance in drakensberg crag lizards (Pseudocordylus melanotus melanotus; cordylidae)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 541-544

  Van Der Wardt, S T ^a   Kik, M J L ^a   Klaver, P S J ^b   Janse, M ^b   Beynen, A C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Artis Zoo   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcium; Diet; Lizard; Pseudocordylus; Reptile; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FECES; FEMALE; LIZARD; METABOLISM; MICROCAPSULE; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; TENEBRIO; URINE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CAPSULES; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FECES; FEMALE; LIZARDS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS, DIETARY; TENEBRIO;

EID: 0033289071     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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