Spatial distributions of multiple plant species affect herbivore foraging selectivity

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 401-408

  Wang, Ling ^a   Wang, Deli ^a   Bai, Yuguang ^b   Jiang, Guitong ^a   Liu, Jushan ^a   Huang, Yue ^a   Li, Yexing ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SELECTION; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; LEGUME; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHEEP; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

LATHYRUS; LATHYRUS QUINQUENERVIUS; LEYMUS CHINENSIS; OVIS ARIES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 77952893605     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17774.x     Document Type: Article

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