Blood Mineral Concentrations in the Endangered Huemul Deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) from Chilean Patagonia

Authors :: Cristián Saucedo
Valentina B. Stevenson
R Chihuailaf
Paulo Corti
Source :: JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, Artículos CONICYT, CONICYT Chile, instacron:CONICYT
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Wildlife Disease Association, 2014.
Abstract: Concentrations of calcium, magnesium, copper, zinc, and selenium were measured in plasma from 11 huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) from Chilean Patagonia. Except for zinc and copper, concentrations of these minerals were similar to those of other deer species.

Subjects :: Mineral
Ecology
biology
Magnesium
Hippocamelus
Endangered species
chemistry.chemical_element
Zinc
Calcium
biology.organism_classification
Copper
chemistry
Environmental chemistry
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Selenium

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