The flexibility of an intermediate feeder: Dietary selection by mountain hares measured using faecal n-alkanes

Oecologia

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 197-205

  Hulbert, Ian A ^a,b,c   Iason, Glenn R ^b   Mayes, Robert W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SAC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkane analysis; Foraging strategy; Grazer browser; Lagomorph; Radio telemetry

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SELECTION; HERBIVORE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0034777789     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100725     Document Type: Article

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