Digestion in the emu: Low energy and nitrogen requirements of this large ratite bird
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology
- Vol. 75 (1) , 41-45
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0300-9629(83)90041-5
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