Nitrogen characteristics of ungulates faeces: Effect of time of exposure and storage

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-35

  Kamler, Jiří ^a,b   Homolka, Miloslav ^a   Kráčmar, Stanislav ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Deer; Diet; Diet quality; Faecal indicators; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

DIET; FECES; MONITORING; UNGULATE;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0037245817     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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