Individualistic herds: Individual variation in herbivore foraging behavior and application to rangeland management

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Searle, Kate R ^a   Hunt, Leigh P ^a   Gordon, Iain J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioral syndromes; Grazing distribution; Grazing management; Individual foraging behavior; Large herbivores; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HERBIVORY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RANGELAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 72649107303     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.10.005     Document Type: Review

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