Advances in the nutritional ecology of cervids at different scales

Ecoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 395-411

  Parker, Katherine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body condition; Cervid; Energy balance; Energy metabolism; Forage selection; Nutritional ecology; Protein balance

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; ENERGY BALANCE; FORAGE; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; PROTEIN;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0346277171     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2003.11682788     Document Type: Article

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