Diet of the Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis) in Zhoushan Archipelago, China

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 122-130

  Guo, Guangpu ^a   Zhang, Endi ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Feeder type; Microhistological analysis of feces; Seasonal changes; The Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis)

Indexed keywords

DEER; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; SEASONALITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD; ZHEJIANG; ZHOUSHAN;

CERVIDAE; FABACEAE; HYDROPOTES INERMIS;

EID: 20444363155     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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