Discriminatory potential of the n-alkanes in tropical forages by multivariate analysis;Potencial discriminatório dos n-alcanos em plantas forrageiras tropicais por análises multivariadas

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1079-1087

  Côrtes, Cristiano ^a   Damasceno, Júlio César ^a   Fukumoto, Nelson Massaru ^a   Sakaguti, Eduardo Shlguero ^a   Dos Santos, Geraldo Tadeu ^a   Alcalde, Claudete Regina ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canonical variables; Cluster analysis; Composition of diets; Markers; Ruminates nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS PINTOI; BRACHIARIA; CYNODON DACTYLON; NEONOTONIA WIGHTII; PANICUM MAXIMUM; POACEAE; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 31544453597     PISSN: 15163598     EISSN: 15163598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-35982005000400001     Document Type: Article

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