Food habits of barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak) and goral (Naemorhedus goral) in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, India

Mammalia

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 521-531

  Ilyas, O ^a,b   Khan, J A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Diet; Goral; Kumaon Himalaya; Muntjac

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

CERVIDAE; MUNTIACUS; MUNTIACUS MUNTJAK; NAEMORHEDUS; NAEMORHEDUS GORAL; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1942519428     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm-2003-0406     Document Type: Article

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