Diet choice and nutrition of captive snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus): Interactions of energy, protein, and plant secondary compounds

Ecoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-169

  Rodgers, Arthur R ^a,b   Sinclair, Anthony R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet choice; Digestibility; Lepus americanus; Nutrition; Snowshoe hares; Winter browse

Indexed keywords

LEPUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS;

DIET CHOICE; DIGESTIBILITY; NUTRITION; PLANT SECONDARY COMPOUND; SNOWSHOE HARE; WINTER BROWSE;

EID: 0031460326     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1997.11682391     Document Type: Article

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