Allometry and ecology of feeding behavior and digestive capacity in herbivores: A review

Zoo Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 455-479

  Van Soest, Peter J ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestion; Feeding behavior; Herbivores

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

EID: 0040155415     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1996)15:5<455::AID-ZOO3>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Review

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