Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-38

  Clauss, M ^a   Hofmann, R R ^a,b   Streich, W J ^c   Fickel, J ^c   Hummel, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Trompeterhaus ^*  (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Browser; Forestomach; Grazer; Physiology; Rumen; Rumination

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANATOMY; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BROWSING; CELL ORGANELLE; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; MUCUS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT; STOMACH CONTENT; WILD POPULATION;

BOVIDAE;

EID: 77953547953     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00675.x     Document Type: Article

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