Food habits of Tibetan antelope ( Pantholops hodgsoni ) in the Kekexili nature reserve

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-19

  Cao, Yifan ^a   Su, Jianping ^a   Lian, Xinming ^a,b   Zhang, Tongzuo ^a,b   Cui, Qinghu ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Fecal microhistological analysis; Food habits; Kekexili nature reserve; Tibetan antelope

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; CYPERACEAE; PANTHOLOPS HODGSONII; POACEAE; TAMARICACEAE;

EID: 78649540402     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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