Could a big gut be too costly for muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in their first winter?

Zoology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 350-362

  Munn, Adam J ^a   Barboza, Perry S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Forage digestion; Juvenile mortality; Muskoxen; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BOVIDS; CATERING SERVICE; DIGESTION; EATING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIGESTION; EATING; FOOD SUPPLY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RUMINANTS; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; MAMMALIA; OVIBOS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS MOSCHATUS;

EID: 46949083749     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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