Plant secondary compounds and the frequency of food types affect food choice by mammalian herbivores

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2450-2460

  Bergvall, Ulrika Alm ^a   Leimar, Olof ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apostatic selection; Contrast effect; Dama dama; Fallow deer; Frequency dependence; Mammalian herbivory; Plant secondary compounds; Tannic acid; Tannin

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 23944479350     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0978     Document Type: Article

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