A new technique for temporary slide mounting in microhistological herbivore fecal analysis

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 407-410

  Cao, Yifan ^a   Su, Jianping ^a  

^a NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Herbivore diet; Microhistorical analysis; Mounting slide techniques; Plant fragment

Indexed keywords

DIET; FECAL COLIFORM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRAGMENTATION; HERBIVORE;

EID: 33846463420     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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