Role of species diversity and secondary compound complementarity on diet selection of Mediterranean shrubs by a goats

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1279-1287

  Rogosic, Jozo ^a   Estell, Richard E ^b   Skobic, Dragan ^c   Martinovic, Anita ^c   Maric, Stanislava ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAR   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Goats; Maquis; Mediterranean shrubs; Saponins; Secondary compounds; Tannins

Indexed keywords

TOXIN;

FOOD SELECTION; GOAT; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOXIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; GOAT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DIET; FOOD PREFERENCES; GOATS; PLANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

ARBUTUS; ARBUTUS UNEDO; CAPRA HIRCUS; HEDERA; HEDERA HELIX; ILEX; PISTACIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PISTACIA VERA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 33745127044     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9084-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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