Relationship of dietary browse to intake in captive muskoxen

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-7

  Boyd, Chad S ^a   Collins, William B ^b   Urness, Philip J ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

activity; captivity; Obivos moschatus; pasture

Indexed keywords

DIETARY BROWSE; FOOD INTAKE;

USA, ALASKA;

OVIBOS MOSCHATUS; SALICACEAE; SALIX BEBBIANA;

EID: 0029661547     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002717     Document Type: Article

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