Consequences of selecting rambouillet ewes for mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana) dietary preference

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 380-384

  Seefeldt, Steven S ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b HC62 Box 2010 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bitterbrush; Diet selection; Grazing; Sheep

Indexed keywords

FOOD PREFERENCE; GRAZING; RANGELAND; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; ANTELOPE; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA VASEYANA; COLEOPTERA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PURSHIA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 23744450100     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2005)058[0380:COSREF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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