Diet of the common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) on former cattle grounds in a Tanzanian savanna

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 889-898

  Treydte, Anna C ^a   Bernasconi, Stefano M ^a   Kreuzer, Michael ^a   Edwards, Peter J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

African savanna; Isotopic analyses; Livestock; Medium sized grazer; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DIET; DRY SEASON; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MAMMAL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SAVANNA; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; PHACOCHOERUS; PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANUS; POACEAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 33750389343     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-336R2.1     Document Type: Article

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