A comparison of two diet analysis techniques for a browsing megaherbivore

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1477-1480

  Parker, Daniel M ^a   Bernard, Richard T F ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Browsing; Diet analysis techniques; Giraffa camelopardalis; Giraffe; Megaherbivore; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; HERBIVORE; METHODOLOGY; RUMINANT;

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

GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS;

EID: 33845401030     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[1477:ACOTDA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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