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The importance of calcium in relation to phosphorus, especially in folivorous reptiles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Fredric F Frye
Fredric F Frye
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Fredric F. Frye & Associates, Comparative Pathology Services, 741 Plum Lane, Davis, California 95616-3237, USA
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Symposium on ‘Nutrition of wild and captive wild animals’ Plenary Lecture
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 56 , Issue 3 , November 1997 , pp. 1105 - 1117
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1997

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