An oak (Quercus agrifolia) specialist (Neotoma macrotis) and a sympatric generalist (Neotoma lepida) show similar intakes and digestibilities of oak

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 426-433

  Skopec, Michele M ^a   Haley, Shannon ^b   Torregrossa, Ann Marie ^b   Dearing, M Denise ^b  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS TREE; DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; LEAF; RODENT; SPECIALIZATION; SYMPATRY; TOLERANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; METABOLISM; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SIGMODONTINAE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCUS; SIGMODONTINAE;

MAMMALIA; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA LEPIDA; NEOTOMA MACROTIS; QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA;

EID: 46449118004     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589106     Document Type: Article

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