Coprohagy in leporids and other mammalian herbivores

Mammal Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-80

  Hirakawa, H ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coprohagy; Herbivore; Leporid; Reingestion

Indexed keywords

COPROPHAGY; FECES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL QUALITY;

COPROPHAGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORE;

EID: 0035012879     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2907.2001.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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