Mineral retention, medullary bone formation, and reproduction in the white-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus): A critique of Larison et al. (2001)

Auk

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 224-228

  Reynolds, S James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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LAGOPUS LEUCURUS;

EID: 0037227090     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090164     Document Type: Note

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