Studies on Marsupial Nutrition III. The Copper-Molybdenum-Inorganic Sulphate Interaction in the Rottnest Quokka, Setonix Brachyurus (Quoy & Gaimard)
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- 1 January 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
- Vol. 14 (4) , 646-658
- https://doi.org/10.1071/bi9610646
Abstract
An investigation was commenced to determine whether induced copper depletion caused the seasonal anaemia known to occur in two populations of the quokka, Setonix brachyurus Quoy & Gaimard, on Rottnest 1., W.A. Long-term feeding of molybdenum and inorganic sulphate depressed liver and blood copper levels but anaemia was not produced. In experimental quokkas a relationship was found between absolute daily copper intake and copper levels in the faeces.Keywords
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