Origins and early evolution of herbivory in tetrapods

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 141-145

  Sues, Hans Dieter ^a,b   Reisz, Robert R ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; DIGESTION; EVOLUTION; HERBIVORY;

DIGESTION; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEEDING; FERMENTATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REPTILE; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS;

CARBONIFEROUS; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 0031923061     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01257-3     Document Type: Review

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