Avoiding toxic levels of essential minerals: a forgotten factor in deer diet preferences.

Ungulates select diets with high energy, protein, and sodium contents. However, it is scarcely known the influence of essential minerals other than Na in diet preferences. Moreover, almost no information is available about the possible influence of toxic levels of essential minerals on avoidance of...

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Main Authors: Francisco Ceacero, Tomás Landete-Castillejos, Augusto Olguín, María Miranda, Andrés García, Alberto Martínez, Jorge Cassinello, Valentín Miguel, Laureano Gallego
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4304801?pdf=render