Effects of sward structure on herbivore foraging behaviour in a South African savanna: An investigation of the forage maturation hypothesis

Austral Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-87

  Drescher, Michael ^a,b,c   Heitkönig, Ignas M A ^b   Van Den Brink, Paul J ^b   Prins, Herbert H T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forage quality; Forage quantity; Foraging constraint; Intake maximization; Sward structure

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORE; SWARD;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33644822988     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01552.x     Document Type: Article

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