Decaying wood is a sodium source for mountain gorillas

Biology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-324

  Rothman, Jessica M ^a   Van Soest, Peter J ^a   Pell, Alice N ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Gorilla; Salt; Sodium; Wood

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; SODIUM; SUGAR;

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; LEACHING; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PRIMATE; SODIUM; WOODY DEBRIS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; GORILLA; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UGANDA; WOOD;

AFRICA; BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK; EAST AFRICA; SOUTHERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; PRIMATES;

EID: 33748653988     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0480     Document Type: Article

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