The use of dosed and herbage n-Alkanes as markers for the determination of digestive strategies of captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 295-309

  Hatt, Jean Michel ^c   Lechner Doll, Matthias ^a   Mayes, Bob ^b  

^a Insitiute for Zoo Biology and Wildlife Research   (Germany)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Browsers; Digestion; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039413727     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1998)17:4<295::aid-zoo4>3.0.co;2-4     Document Type: Article

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