The relationship between food habits, molar wear and life expectancy in wild sika deer populations

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 280, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 202-212

  Ozaki, M ^a   Kaji, K ^b   Matsuda, N ^c   Ochiai, K ^d   Asada, M ^d   Ohba, T ^e   Hosoi, E ^f   Tado, H ^g   Koizumi, T ^h   Suwa, G ^a   Takatsuki, S ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Tochigi Prefectural Citizens' Park Management Office   (Japan)

^d NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^e Office of Forestry Development   (Japan)

^f YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g Yamaguchi Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture and Forestry   (Japan)

^h FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

ⁱ AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annual precipitation; Cervus nippon; Foraging ecology; Grass consumption; Hypsodont molars; Longevity; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; TOOTH;

BOVIDAE; CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON; UNGULATA;

EID: 79955136317     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00653.x     Document Type: Article

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