Geophagy and nutrient supplementation in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, with particular reference to selenium, cobalt and molybdenum

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 110-118

  Mills, A ^a,b   Milewski, A ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Earth lick; Geophagy; Nutrients; Serengeti; Sodium

Indexed keywords

COBALT; GEOPHAGY; LIVESTOCK; MOLYBDENUM; SELENIUM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUBSOIL; TOPSOIL;

AFRICA; ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; MADRE DE DIOS; NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA; PERU; PUERTO MALDONADO; SOUTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33846060244     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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