Selection for small amounts of hydrolysable tannins by a concentrate- selecting mammalian herbivore

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 351-358

  Verheyden Tixier, Hélène ^a   Duncan, Patrick ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Diet; Herbivore; Roe deer; Tannin

Indexed keywords

TANNIN;

FOOD SELECTION; HERBIVORE; TANNIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033978406     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005401203954     Document Type: Article

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