Sexual segregation results in differences in content and quality of bison (Bos bison) diets

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 407-413

  Post, D M ^a   Armbrust, T S ^a   Horne, E A ^a   Goheen, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bison; Bos bison; Diet composition; Diet quality; Sexual segregation

Indexed keywords

DIET; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; UNGULATE;

BISON; BISON BISON; BOS; BUBALUS; POACEAE; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034991696     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2001)082<0407:SSRIDI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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