Why on earth?: Evaluating hypotheses about the physiological functions of human geophagy

Quarterly Review of Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-120

  Young, Sera L ^a,b   Sherman, Paul W ^b   Lucks, Julius B ^c   Pelto, Gretel H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mammals; Micronutrient supplement; Pica; Pregnancy; Protection; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PICA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOIL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PICA; SEX FACTORS; SOIL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79959587789     PISSN: 00335770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659884     Document Type: Article

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