Are mouflon Ovis gmelini musimon really grazers? A review of variation in diet composition

Mammal Review

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 275-291

  Marchand, Pascal ^a,b   Redjadj, Claire ^a,b   Garel, Mathieu ^a   Cugnasse, Jean Marc ^a   Maillard, Daniel ^a   Loison, Anne ^b  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Feeding ecology; Food availability; Food habits; Foraging behaviour; Grazer browser continuum

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SHEEP;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

OVIS ARIES MUSIMON; OVIS GMELINI;

EID: 84883541848     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mam.12000     Document Type: Article

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