A typical browser, the roe deer, may consume substantial quantities of grasses in open landscapes

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-75

  Abbas, Frial ^a   Picot, Denis ^a   Merlet, Joël ^a   Cargnelutti, Bruno ^a   Lourtet, Bruno ^a   Angibault, Jean Marc ^a   Daufresne, Tanguy ^a   Aulagnier, Stéphane ^a   Verheyden, Hélène ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Browser; Digestion; Fibre; Grazer; Habitat

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; POACEAE;

EID: 84872767844     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-012-0648-9     Document Type: Article

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