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Research ArticleECOLOGY
Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius): The animal silicon pump
- View ORCID ProfileJonas Schoelynck1,*,
- View ORCID ProfileAmanda L. Subalusky2,3,
- Eric Struyf1,
- View ORCID ProfileChristopher L. Dutton3,
- Dácil Unzué-Belmonte1,
- Bart Van de Vijver1,4,
- View ORCID ProfileDavid M. Post3,
- Emma J. Rosi2,
- Patrick Meire1 and
- View ORCID ProfilePatrick Frings5,6
- 1University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Ecosystem Management Research Group, Universiteitsplein 1C, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
- 2Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA.
- 3Yale University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, New Haven, CT, USA.
- 4Botanic Garden Meise, Nieuwelaan 38, 1860 Meise, Belgium.
- 5Department of Geosciences, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, Stockholm, Sweden.
- 6Section 3.3 Earth Surface Geochemistry, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, Germany.
- ↵*Corresponding author. Email: jonas.schoelynck{at}uantwerp.be
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Science Advances 01 May 2019:
Vol. 5, no. 5, eaav0395
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav0395
Vol. 5, no. 5, eaav0395
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav0395
Jonas Schoelynck
1University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Ecosystem Management Research Group, Universiteitsplein 1C, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
Amanda L. Subalusky
2Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA.
3Yale University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, New Haven, CT, USA.
Eric Struyf
1University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Ecosystem Management Research Group, Universiteitsplein 1C, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
Christopher L. Dutton
3Yale University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, New Haven, CT, USA.
Dácil Unzué-Belmonte
1University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Ecosystem Management Research Group, Universiteitsplein 1C, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
Bart Van de Vijver
1University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Ecosystem Management Research Group, Universiteitsplein 1C, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
4Botanic Garden Meise, Nieuwelaan 38, 1860 Meise, Belgium.
David M. Post
3Yale University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, New Haven, CT, USA.
Emma J. Rosi
2Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA.
Patrick Meire
1University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Ecosystem Management Research Group, Universiteitsplein 1C, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
Patrick Frings
5Department of Geosciences, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, Stockholm, Sweden.
6Section 3.3 Earth Surface Geochemistry, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, Germany.
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