Female tannin avoidance: A possible explanation for habitat and dietary segregation of giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta) in Niger

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-210

  Caister, Lauren E ^a   Shields, William M ^a   Gosser, Allen ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging preference; G.c. peralta; Giraffa camelopardalis; Giraffe; Niger; West African browsers

Indexed keywords

DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; NUTRITION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TANNIN;

NIGER;

ACACIA NILOTICA; ACACIA SEYAL; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM GLUTINOSUM; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; GIRAFFIDAE; PROSOPIS AFRICANA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141993495     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2003.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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