Goat preference for Prosopis caldenia and Prosopis flexuosa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-179

  Pisani, Jorge M ^a   Distel, Roberto A ^a   Didoné, Nilda G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Diet selection; Goat preferences; Prosopis caldenia; Prosopis flexuosa; Semi arid shrublands

Indexed keywords

FOOD PREFERENCE; GOAT; WOODY PLANT;

(CENTRAL); ARGENTINA;

CAPRA HIRCUS; PROSOPIS CALDENIA; PROSOPIS FLEXUOSA;

EID: 0034943405     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0710     Document Type: Article

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