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Grouse and ptarmigan nutrition in the wild and in captivity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Robert Moss
Robert Moss
Affiliation:
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Banchory, Kincardineshire AB31 4BY
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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. 1137 - 1145
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1997

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