Minerals in the foods eaten by mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei).

Minerals are critical to an individual's health and fitness, and yet little is known about mineral nutrition and requirements in free-ranging primates. We estimated the mineral content of foods consumed by mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, U...

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Main Authors: Emma C Cancelliere, Nicole DeAngelis, John Bosco Nkurunungi, David Raubenheimer, Jessica M Rothman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4221279?pdf=render