Comparative digestion of food among wildlife in Texas: Implications for competition

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-77

  Elston, Jennifer J ^a,b   Hewitt, David G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b Fort Worth Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA MICROPUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PECARI TAJACU; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 77749295191     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/TAL-02.1     Document Type: Article

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