Composition of cuticular n-alkanes in tropical plants. Their potential as markers to estimate consumption and selection of grazing ruminants

Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-152

  Delgado, Denia C ^a   Olivera, Martha C ^a   Navarro, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA ANIMAL   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Consumption; Markers; n alkanes; Ruminants; Selection; Tropical plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034553928     PISSN: 08640408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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