Piñon-juniper woodland use by cattle in relation to weather and animal reproductive state

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 394-404

  Black Rubio, Christina M ^a   Cibils, Andrés F ^b   Endecott, Rachel L ^c   Petersen, Mark K ^b   Boykin, Kenneth G ^b  

^a Hidalgo County Extension Office   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet selection; GPS monitoring; Habitat selection; Thermal stress; Woodlands

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD SELECTION; GPS; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEATHER; WOODLAND;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; JUNIPERUS; TILLANDSIA LINEATISPICA;

EID: 62149083770     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/07-056.1     Document Type: Article

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