Foraging ecology of Vicuña, Vicugna vicugna, in dry Puna of Argentina

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-53

  Borgnia, Mariela ^a   Vilá, Bibiana L ^b   Cassini, Marcelo H ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Altiplano; Biosphere Reserve; Diet quality; Diet selection; Vicugna vicugna

Indexed keywords

DISTICHLIS; PANICUM CHLOROLEUCUM; POACEAE; UNGULATA; VICUGNA VICUGNA;

EID: 72949114646     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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