Diet selection and forage quality factors affecting woody plant selection by black rhinoceros in the Great Fish River Reserve, South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-83

  Ganqa, Nkqubela M ^a   Scogings, Peter F ^b   Raats, Jan G ^c  

^a Dohne Agricultural Development Institute   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crude protein; Diceros; Diet; Forage; Herbivore; Leaf:stem ratio; Preference; Rhinoceros; Season; Subtropical

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGE; NUTRITION; WOODY PLANT;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GREAT FISH RIVER RESERVE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

AZIMA TETRACANTHA; DICEROS; DICEROS BICORNIS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA BOTHAE; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CAPENSIS; PLUMBAGO AURICULATA; RHINOCEROS;

EID: 21244465824     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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