Seasonal effects on the nutritional ecology of blackbuck Antelope cervicapra

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1348-1358

  Jhala, Yadvendradev V ^a  

^a WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Faecal indices; Food habits; India

Indexed keywords

BLACKDUCK ANTELOPE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRAZING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NUTRITIONAL ECOLOGY; SEASONALITY;

GUJARAT; INDIA; VELAVADER NATIONAL PARK;

ANTELOPE; ANTELOPE CERVICAPRA; ANTILOPE CERVICAPRA; ARTIODACTYLA; DICANTHIUM; DICANTHIUM ANNULATUM; FABACEAE; MIMOSACEAE; POACEA; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031466726     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2405252     Document Type: Article

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