Feeding-patch choice by red deer in relation to foraging efficiency - An experiment

Oecologia

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 164-170

  Langvatn, Rolf ^a   Hanley, Thomas A ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Foraging ecology; Habitat selection; Herbivore plant interactions; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

FORAGING; HABITAT SELECTION; RED DEER; TIMOTHY;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 0027849124     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00323486     Document Type: Article

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