Copper status of Muskoxen: A comparison of wild and captive populations

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 610-619

  Barboza, Perry S ^a   Rombach, Emmajean P ^a   Blake, John E ^a   Nagy, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ceruloplasmin; Deficiency; Density dependence; Heavy metals; Ovibos moschatus; Ruminant; Toxicity; Trace minerals

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; BROMUS; OVIBOS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS;

EID: 0142083725     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.3.610     Document Type: Article

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