Avoiding toxic levels of essential minerals: a forgotten factor in deer diet preferences

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00027014:_____/15:#0002184

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115814" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115814</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115814" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0115814</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Avoiding toxic levels of essential minerals: a forgotten factor in deer diet preferences

Original language description

Ungulates select diets with high energy, protein, and sodium contents. However, it is scarcely known the influence of essential minerals other than Na in diet preferences. Moreover, almost no information is available about the possible influence of toxiclevels of essential minerals on avoidance of certain plant species. The aim of this research was to test the relative importance of mineral content of plants in diet selection by red deer (Cervus elaphus) in an annual basis. We determined mineral, protein and ash content in 35 common Mediterranean plant species (the most common ones in the study area). These plant species were previously classified as preferred and non-preferred. We found that deer preferred plants with low contents of Ca, Mg, K, P, S,Cu, Sr and Zn. The model obtained was greatly accurate identifying the preferred plant species (91.3% of correct assignments). After a detailed analysis of these minerals (considering deficiencies and toxicity levels both in preferred an

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EG - Zoology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

PLoS One

ISSN

1932-6203

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Volume of the periodical

10

Issue of the periodical within the volume

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Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000349122100017

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