Effects of desertification on the body temperature, activity and water turnover of Angora goats

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-28

  Hetem, R S ^a   de Witt, B A ^a   Fick, L G ^a   Fuller, A ^a   Maloney, S K ^a,b   Meyer, L C R ^a   Mitchell, D ^a   Kerley, G I H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Climate change; Habitat transformation; Subtropical thicket; Water turnover

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GOAT; HABITAT CREATION; HERBIVORE; MICROCLIMATE; PASTORALISM; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURVIVAL;

EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 77958470926     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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