Winter feeding behaviour of European rabbits in a temperate zone habitat

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 300-306

  Rodel H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food quality; Nitrogen content; Oryctolagus cuniculus

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; LAGOMORPH; NITROGEN; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 23744491824     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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