Diet selection in goats: A test of intake-rate maximization

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1008-1018

  Illius, A W ^a   Gordon, I J ^b   Elston, D A ^c   Milne, J D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foraging; Herbivore; Intake rate; Preference; Selection

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD SELECTION; HERBIVORY;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; CAPRA HIRCUS; POACEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032920889     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[1008:DSIGAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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