Ratite and ungulate preferences for woody New Zealand plants: Influence of chemical and physical traits

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-78

  Pollock, Meg L ^a   Lee, William G ^b   Walker, Susan ^b   Forrester, Guy ^c  

^a SAC   (United Kingdom)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Browsing preferences; Capra hircus; Cervus elaphus scoticus; Diet; Divaricating shrubs; Struthio camelus

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIET; HERBIVORE; PLANT DEFENSE; UNGULATE; WOODY PLANT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ARISTOTELIA SERRATA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; COPROSMA RUGOSA; MYRSINE AUSTRALIS; PALAEOGNATHAE; PODOCARPUS HALLII; PSEUDOPANAX CRASSIFOLIUS; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; UNGULATA;

EID: 36049018359     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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