Seasonal changes in the rumen morphology of Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) in the Two Thumb Range, South Island, New Zealand

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 249, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 241-248

  Forsyth, D M ^a,b,c   Fraser, K W ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hemitragus jemlahicus; Himalayan tahr; Rumen morphology; Sexual segregation; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

HEMITRAGUS JEMLAHICUS;

EID: 0033212721     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999010122     Document Type: Article

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