Energetics of free-ranging large herbivores: When should costs affect foraging behaviour?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1604-1615

  Armstrong, H M ^a   Robertson, A ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENERGETICS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SHEEP;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033758303     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z00-099     Document Type: Article

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