Diets of impala from Kruger National Park: Evidence from stable carbon isotopes

Koedoe

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-106

  Sponheimer, M ^a   Grant, C C ^b   de Ruiter, D J ^b   Lee Thorp, J A ^a   Codron, D M ^a   Codron, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Diet; Faeces; Hair; Impala

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; FECES; GRAZING; HAIR; UNGULATE;

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; BUBALUS; COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; MELAMPUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0042739458     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v46i1.43     Document Type: Article

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