Manipulating beaver (Castor canadensis) feeding responses to invasive tamarisk (Tamarix spp.)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1050-1056

  Kimball, Bruce A ^a   Perry, Kelly R ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging; Herbivore; Preference; Riparian; Sodium chloride; Tannin

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; PROTEIN; RODENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RODENT; TAMARICACEAE; TASTE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CARBOHYDRATES; DIET; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RODENTIA; TAMARICACEAE; TASTE;

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTORIDAE; POPULUS; POPULUS NIGRA; SALIX; SALIX SCOULERIANA; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 48449085476     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9496-1     Document Type: Article

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