Selected mineral and heavy metal concentrations in blood and tissues of vultures in different regions of South Africa

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 57-63

  Van Wyk, E ^a   Van Der Bank, F H ^a   Verdoorn, G H ^b   Hofmann, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African whitebacked; Cape griffon; Gyps coprotheres; Heavy metal; Lappetfaced; Mineral; Pseudogyps africanus; Torgos tracheliotos; Vultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035642194     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v31i2.3831     Document Type: Article

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