Diet of greater rheas in an agroecosystem of Central Argentina

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 586-592

  Martella, Monica B ^a   Navarro, Joaquin L ^a   Gonnet, Jorge M ^b   Monge, Susana A ^b  

^a CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

^b LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

agroecosystem; Argentina; Cordoba; diet selection; ratite; rhea; Rhea americana

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; DICOTYLEDONEAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; INVERTEBRATA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; PALAEOGNATHAE; RHEA; RHEA AMERICANA; RHEIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

AGROECOSYSTEM; DIET SELECTION; GREATER RHEA;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0029660336     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802076     Document Type: Article

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