Selective foraging on woody plant species by the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) in Telemark, Norway

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-208

  Haarberg, O ^a   Rosell, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST HUNGARY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Castor fiber; Central place foraging; Feeding preferences

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL PLACE THEORY; FOOD SELECTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORE; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; RODENT; WOODY PLANT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; TELEMARK;

ALNUS; BETULA; BETULACEAE; CASTOR FIBER; CASTORIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; SALIX; SORBUS;

EID: 33748694567     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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