Milk composition of a free-ranging white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) during late lactation
@article{Osthoff2008MilkCO, title={Milk composition of a free-ranging white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) during late lactation}, author={Gernot Osthoff and Arno Hugo and Maryna de Wit}, journal={Mammalian Biology}, year={2008}, volume={73}, pages={245-248} }
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