Frequency-dependent food selection by domestic cats: A comparative study

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 495-509

  Church, Stuart C ^a   Allen, John A ^a   Bradshaw, John W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATUS; FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS; VERTEBRATA; FELIS SILVESTRIS CATUS;

APOSTASIS; DOMESTIC CAT; FOOD SELECTION; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; NUTRITION;

EID: 0029660083     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01142.x     Document Type: Article

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