Differences in fecal particle size between free-ranging and captive individuals of two browser species

Zoo Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-77

  Hummel, Jürgen ^a,g   Fritz, Julia ^b   Kienzle, Ellen ^b   Medici, E Patricia ^c   Lang, Stefanie ^b   Zimmermann, Waltraut ^d   Streich, W Jürgen ^e   Clauss, Marcus ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c IPÊ Institute for Ecological Research   (Brazil)

^d Zoo Köln   (Germany)

^e LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^g INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Browser; Captive diet; Grazer; Mastication; Ruminant; Teeth

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS FERUS; EQUUS PRZEWALSKII; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; GIRAFFIDAE; TAPIRUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 40949111849     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20161     Document Type: Article

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