The effect of food quality and relative abundance on food choice in fallow deer

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 439-445

  Alm, Ulrika ^a   Birgersson, Björn ^a   Leimar, Olof ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEER; DIET; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SELECTION; HERBIVORE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

CAFETERIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; DAMA; DAMA DAMA;

EID: 0036401517     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.3057     Document Type: Article

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