Responses of African livestock and wild herbivores to drought

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 683-694

  Kay, R N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African livestock; Drought; Temperature regulation; Water metabolism

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; HERBIVORES; LIVESTOCK;

AFRICA;

BOS TAURUA;

EID: 0031464612     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0299     Document Type: Article

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