Mineral concentrations in serum/plasma and liver tissue of captive and free-ranging rhinoceros species

Zoo Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-72

  Dierenfeld, Ellen S ^a   Atkinson, Shirley ^b   Craig, A Morrie ^c   Walker, Karen C ^c   Streich, W Jürgen ^d   Clauss, Marcus ^e  

^a SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^b MUSKINGUM COLLEGE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ceratotherium simum; Dicerorhinus sumatrensis; Diceros bicornis; Mineral nutrition; Rhinoceros; Rhinoceros unicornis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM; DICERORHINUS SUMATRENSIS; DICEROS BICORNIS; EQUUS CABALLUS; RHINOCEROS; RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS;

EID: 26444601998     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20043     Document Type: Article

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