Fallen leaves and unpalatable plants as alternative foods for sika deer under food limitation

Ecological Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 257-262

  Takahashi, Hiroshi ^a,b   Kaji, Koichi ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervus nippon; Food habits; Food limitation; Food shift; Sika deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; DIETARY SHIFT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD LIMITATION; PALATABILITY;

JAPAN;

BAMBUSA; CEPHALOTAXUS HARRINGTONIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON; CYNANCHUM CAUDATUM; SASA; SENECIO CANNABIFOLIUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035384648     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2001.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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