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

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Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

EG - Zoologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

PLoS One

ISSN

1932-6203

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

N

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000349122100017

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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