The use of herbage N-alkanes as markers to estimate the diet composition of yaks on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-67

  Ding, L M ^a   Long, R J ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diet composition; N alkane; Qinghai tibetan plateau; Yak

Indexed keywords

ACHNATHERUM SPLENDENS; ANIMALIA; BOS GRUNNIENS; CAREX; HETEROPAPPUS; KOBRESIA HUMILIS; POTENTILLA; SAUSSUREA; STIPA;

EID: 77649282715     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2010.90267     Document Type: Article

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