Effects of body size on the diurnal activity budgets of African browsing ruminants

Oecologia

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 317-325

  Du Toit, J T ^a   Yetman, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Foraging patterns; Kruger National Park; Savanna ungulates; Scaling; Ungulate activity

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RUMINANT; UNGULATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BOVIDS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; RUMINANTS; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

BOVIDAE; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 17044362329     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1789-7     Document Type: Article

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