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Ecological significance and risks of mineral licks to mammals in a nature reserve on the Eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Xingcheng Hea Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaView further author information
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Zhixin Wenb Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Yujin Wanga Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaView further author information
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Anderson Feijób Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Qiang Fuc Management Office of the Anzihe National Nature Reserve, Chongzhou, Sichuan, ChinaView further author information
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Jianghong Rana Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2052764 | Received 27 Dec 2021, Accepted 09 Mar 2022, Published online: 17 Apr 2022

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