Body size and measurement of species diversity in large grazing mammals

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 267-275

  Oindo, Boniface O ^a  

^a Natl Envtl Management Authority   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biodiversity index; Body size; Grazers; Mammals

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GRAZING; MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036732524     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2002.00372.x     Document Type: Article

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