Importance of nutritional and anti-parasite strategies in the foraging decisions of horses: An experimental test

Oikos

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 602-612

  Fleurance, Geraldine ^a   Duncan, Patrick ^b   Fritz, Herve ^b   Cabaret, Jacques ^c   Gordon, Iain J ^d,e  

^a Les Haras Nationaux Direction des Connaissances   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; HERBIVORE; HORSE; NUTRITION; PATCH USE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 24744441311     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13428.x     Document Type: Article

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