Food selection by European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus): Effects of plant chemistry, and consequences for the nutritional value of their diets

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 229-245

  Tixier, H ^a   Duncan, P ^a   Scehovic, J ^b   Yani, A ^c   Gleizes, M ^c   Lila, M ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Swiss Federal Agricultural Research Station Agroscope Cadenazzo   (Switzerland)

^c Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire Vegetale Grenoble   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CARPINUS; CARPINUS BETULUS; CERVIDAE; CORNUS; CRATAEGUS; EUSTOMA GRANDIFLORUM; FAGUS; HEDERA; HEDERA HELIX; HYACINTHOIDES NON-SCRIPTA; QUERCUS; VIRIDIPLANTAE; ARALIACEAE; BETULACEAE; CORNACEAE; LILIACEAE; ROSACEAE;

DIET; FOOD SELECTION; NUTRITION; PLANT CHEMISTRY; ROE DEER;

EID: 0030616716     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05799.x     Document Type: Article

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