Activity patterns and resource use by sheep and red deer grazing across a grass/heather boundary

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 609-620

  Hester, A J ^a   Mitchell, F J G ^a,b   Gordon, I J ^a   Baillie, G J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DIET; GRAZING; HEATHER; RED DEER; SHEEP;

AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; ERICACEAE; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 0030303563     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05311.x     Document Type: Article

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