Experimental evidence for sex-based palatability variation in fourwing saltbush

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 650-654

  Maywald, Dionne ^a   Mcarthur, E Durant ^b   Jorgensen, Gary L ^b   Stevens, Richard ^c   Walker, Scott C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Division of Wildlife Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.; Seasonal variation; Sex phenotypes

Indexed keywords

PALATABILITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SHEEP; SHRUB;

ATRIPLEX CANESCENS; ATRIPLEX VESICARIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031792724     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003607     Document Type: Article

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