Browsing and grazing ruminants: Are they different beasts?

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 181, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 13-21

  Gordon, Iain J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Browser; Diet; Digestion; Functional response; Grazer; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; VEGETATION;

RUMINANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ADAPTATION; BROWSING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; RUMINANT;

EID: 0042405074     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00124-5     Document Type: Article

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