Food habits of sika deer in the Shiranuka Hills, eastern Hokkaido: A northern example from the north-south variations in food habits in sika deer

Ecological Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-133

  Campos Arceiz, Ahimsa ^a   Takatsuki, Seiki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervus nippon; Fecal analysis; Food habits; Hokkaido; Sasa nipponica

Indexed keywords

DEER; DIET; FOOD SELECTION; SEASONALITY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HOKKAIDO; JAPAN; SHIRANUKA HILLS; WORLD;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON; SASA; SASA NIPPONICA;

EID: 19544390875     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-004-0019-4     Document Type: Article

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