A test of simultaneous and successive negative contrast in fallow deer foraging behaviour

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 395-402

  Bergvall, Ulrika Alm ^a   Rautio, Pasi ^b   Luotola, Tuomas ^c   Leimar, Olof ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

contrast effect; Dama dama; fallow deer; food choice; foraging; mammalian herbivore; tannin

Indexed keywords

DEER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING MECHANISM; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORE; NUTRIENT; TANNIN; TOXIN;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; DAMA DAMA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34548652248     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.08.018     Document Type: Article

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