The influence of bite size on foraging at larger spatial and temporal scales by mammalian herbivores

Oikos

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1964-1974

  Shipley, Lisa A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; INGESTION RATE; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; SIZE AT MATURITY; SIZE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 36549000833     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0030-1299.15974.x     Document Type: Review

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