Consumption of grass by black rhinoceroses in the Thicket Biome

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 454-456

  Parker, D M ^a   Bernard, R T F ^a   Fike, B ^a,b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Great Fish River Reserve   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOME; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GRASS; HERBIVORY; SHRUB; UNGULATE;

DICEROS BICORNIS;

EID: 69049089042     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.01012.x     Document Type: Article

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