Consequences of diet choice by a small generalist herbivore

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 117-136

  Randolph, J C ^a   Cameron, Guy N ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Cotton rat; Diet choice; Herbivore; Linear programming; Mixed monocot dicot diet; Reproductive requirements; Sigmodon hispidus; Texas coastal prairie

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENERALIST; HABITAT USE; HERBIVORE;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LILIOPSIDA; SIGMODON HISPIDUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035124726     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(2001)071[0117:CODCBA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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