Least-effort pathways?: A GIS analysis of livestock trails in rugged terrain

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 179-190

  Ganskopp, D ^a   Cruz, R ^a   Johnson, D E ^b  

^a Fraccionamiento Pl Villahermosa T ^*

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle feeding and nutrition; Efficiency; Foraging; Geographic information system; Global positioning system; GPS; Grazing behavior; Optimum foraging; Rangeland

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GIS; LIVESTOCK; MONITORING; MOVEMENT; PASTURE;

EID: 0034024069     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00101-5     Document Type: Article

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