Diets of East African Bovidae based on stable isotope analysis

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 456-470

  Cerling, Thure E ^a   Harris, John M ^a,b   Passey, Benjamin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b George C Page Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovid; Browser; Carbon isotopes; Carbon 13; Diet; East Africa; Grazer; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; GRAZING; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; UNGULATE;

AFRICA;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; BOVIDAE; GAZELLA; GAZELLA THOMSONII; MELAMPUS; OUREBIA OUREBI; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037565012     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2003)084<0456:DOEABB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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