Caching as a behavioral mechanism to reduce toxin intake

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 803-810

  Torregrossa, Ann Marie ^a   Denise Dearing, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caching; Herbivore; Hoarding; Plant secondary compound

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CACHING; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LABORATORY METHOD; RODENT; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TERPENE; TOXIN;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OSTEOSPERMA; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA ALBIGULA; NEOTOMA BRYANTI; NEOTOMA LEPIDA; RODENTIA;

EID: 77950802430     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-261.1     Document Type: Article

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