Dietary preferences in extant African Bovidae

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 490-511

  Gagnon, M ^a   Chew, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

African bovids; Body mass; Dicotelydons; Diet; Feeding preferences; Fruits; Monocotelydons

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; UNGULATE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034426418     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2000)081<0490:DPIEAB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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