Nitrogen content in feces and the diet of Sika deer on the Boso Peninsula, central Japan

Ecological Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-253

  Asada, Masahiko ^a   Ochiai, Keiji ^a  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervus nippon; Density dependent limitation; Fecal nitrogen; Rumen nitrogen; Seasonal fluctuation

Indexed keywords

DEER; DIET; FECES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

JAPAN;

CERVUS NIPPON;

EID: 0033198456     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1999.143303.x     Document Type: Article

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